Photo Challenge
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Photo Challenge
Solitary Pink Plaque on the Neck
A 17-year-old adolescent girl presented with a solitary, 8-cm, pink plaque on the anterior aspect of the neck of 5 years’ duration. The rash was...
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Photo Challenge
Pigmented Papules on the Face, Neck, and Chest
A 46-year-old woman presented with multiple asymptomatic, flesh-colored, hyperpigmented papules on the face of 5 to 6 months’ duration that were...
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Photo Challenge
Exaggerated Facial Lines on the Forehead and Cheeks
A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an olecranon fracture after falling from a tree. The patient had a medical history of...
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Photo Challenge
Pink Nodule Behind the Ear
A 62-year-old man presented to the dermatology office with a 1.5-cm, pink, rubbery nodule behind the left ear that sometimes was tender. He stated...
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Photo Challenge
Scattered Flesh-Colored Papules in a Linear Array in the Setting of Diffuse Skin Thickening
A 76-year-old man presented to our clinic with diffusely thickened and tightened skin that worsened over the course of 1 year, as well as numerous...
Clinical Review
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Clinical Review
Nail Changes Associated With Thyroid Disease
Nail findings are helpful in early diagnosis of thyroid disorders and therefore are important for dermatologist education.
Commentary
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Commentary
Combatting Climate Change: 10 Interventions for Dermatologists to Consider for Sustainability
There are impactful and low-cost, cost-effective, or cost-saving changes that can be made to mitigate the climate crisis. Herein, we provide 10...
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Commentary
Dermatologists and the Aging Eye: Visual Performance in Physicians
With presbyopia becoming clinically apparent starting at 40 years of age, dermatologists should be vigilant for correctable visual impairment.
Practical Pearls
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Practical Pearls
How to Address Scar Pincushioning and Webbing of the Nasal Dorsum Using Surgical Defatting and Z-plasty
We report a case that demonstrates successful use of surgical defatting and Z-plasty techniques to revise a scar of the nasal dorsum that...
Original Research
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Original Research
Discrepancies in Skin Cancer Screening Reporting Among Patients, Primary Care Physicians, and Patient Medical Records
Dermatologists should be aware of the variability in practice and execution of full-body skin examinations among primary care providers and offer...
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Original Research
Optimizing Narrowband UVB Phototherapy: Is It More Challenging for Your Older Patients?
Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy remains a safe and efficacious nonpharmacologic treatment for dermatologic conditions in older and younger...
Coding
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Coding
Audit Proof Your Mohs Note
Medicare’s updated guidance for documentation of Mohs micrographic surgery includes some new requirements that Mohs surgeons should ensure are...
Residency Roundup
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Residency Roundup
Differences in Underrepresented in Medicine Applicant Backgrounds and Outcomes in the 2020-2021 Dermatology Residency Match
Although there have been studies addressing barriers faced by underrepresented in medicine (UIM) applicants to dermatology, there is little...
Case Reports
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Case Reports
Unique Treatment for Alopecia Areata Combining Epinephrine With an Intralesional Steroid
Patients with alopecia areata that is refractory to first-line treatments may benefit from intralesional triamcinolone acetonide diluted to 2.5 mg...
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Case Reports
Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia in a Patient With Coccidioidomycosis
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare nodular mass that has not commonly been reported in the literature in association...
Dermpath Diagnosis
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Dermpath Diagnosis
Firm Exophytic Tumor on the Shin
A 62-year-old man presented with a firm, exophytic, 2.8×1.5-cm tumor on the left shin of 6 to 7 years’ duration. An excisional biopsy was obtained...
Case Letter
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Case Letter
Intralesional Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Therapy for Recalcitrant Plantar Wart Triggers Gout Flare
There is increasing evidence supporting the use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the treatment of recalcitrant common warts.
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Case Letter
Sun Protection Factor Testing: A Call for an In Vitro Method
The methodology for determining sun protection factor that currently is accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration is an expensive and...
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Case Letter
Multiple Eruptive Dermatofibromas Associated With Down Syndrome
Although dermatofibromas are common and benign skin lesions, multiple eruptive dermatofibromas have been associated with a number of underlying...
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Case Letter
Parameters of Scratch Pleasurability in the Management of Pruritic Conditions
In individuals with pruritic skin conditions, the itch-scratch cycle can have damaging consequences such as anxiety, infection, and secondary skin...
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Case Letter
Transverse Leukonychia and Beau Lines Following COVID-19 Vaccination
Given accelerated global vaccination efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of nail changes associated with COVID-19 vaccines are...
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Case Letter
Ultra-Late Cutaneous Melanoma Recurrence Following 49 Years of Quiescence
In some cases of ultra-late malignant melanoma recurrence, the quiescent period can last more than 30 years.
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Case Letter
Punked By the Punctum: Domestically Acquired Cutaneous Myiasis
Cutaneous myiasis is a skin infestation with dipterous larvae that feed on the host’s tissue and cause a wide range of manifestations depending on...
For Residents
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For Residents
The Ethical Implications of Dermatology Residents Treating Attending Physicians
Dermatology residents regularly will be faced with ethical conundrums during clinical practice. Resources have been developed to help residents...