Commentary
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Commentary
A Dermatologist's Dilemma: Treatment Failure or Failure to Treat? [editorial]
Too often chronic skin disease, particularly extensive disease, does not improve with topical therapy alone, which typically is thought to be due...
Dermpath Diagnosis
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Dermpath Diagnosis
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) clinically presents with excoriated papules, often prominently involving the elbows, knees, and buttocks. Intact...
Environmental Dermatology
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Environmental Dermatology
Aquatic Antagonists: Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Fish infrequently are aggressive toward humans. Rare acts of aggression often appear to be accidental, in self-defense, or for territorial...
Photo Challenge
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Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Pressure Alopecia
A 28-year-old man underwent an uncomplicated modified Ravitch procedure for elective repair of asymmetric pectus carinatum. The patient was placed...
Pediatric Dermatology
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Pediatric Dermatology
Prevalence of Scalp Disorders and Hair Loss in Children
Hair loss in children can have psychologic effects that interfere with a child’s growth and development.
Clinical Topics & News
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Clinical Topics & News
Adalimumab for the Treatment of Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris: A Case Report
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a chronic papulosquamous eruption of the skin characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, salmon pink scaly...
Original Research
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Original Research
Phototoxic and Photoallergic Potential of Tazarotene Foam 0.1% in 2 Phase 1 Patch Studies
Two phase 1 patch studies were conducted to evaluate tazarotene foam 0.1% for phototoxic (study A) and photoallergic (study B) potential. In study...
For Residents
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For Residents
Board Readiness
Preparing for the dermatology board certification examination is an onerous job that commences with the beginning of residency. Dr. Amanda Pickert...
Also In This Issue
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Article
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Arising at a Rho(D) Immune Globulin Injection Site
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare soft tissue tumor arising in the dermis. It is notorious for high rates of local recurrence...
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Article
Chemotherapy-Induced Inflammatory Seborrheic Keratoses in a Man With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Variant of Leser-Trélat Sign?
Leser-Trélat sign is a controversial paraneoplastic phenomenon characterized by an eruption of seborrheic keratoses (SKs). We report a rare case...
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Article
Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease
Rosai-Dorfman disease, also known as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a benign disorder of histiocyte proliferation that...
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Article
Subungual Exostosis
Subungual exostosis (SE) is a relatively uncommon benign tumor of the bone occurring in the distal phalanx of a digit. Its similarities to other...
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Article
Angiosarcoma in a Patient With Congenital Nonhereditary Lymphedema
Angiosarcoma is an uncommon but aggressive tumor of endothelial origin that may occur in the upper extremities of patients with postmastectomy...
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Article
Site-Specific Inheritance of Basal Cell Carcinoma
We report a 21-year-old white woman who developed a large basal cell carcinoma (BCC) on her left upper vermilion border. Her mother and maternal...
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Article
Treatment of Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma With Cryotherapy and Reduced Protocol of Imiquimod
Various treatment options are available for basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We report a case of a patient with a nodular BCC on the nose who was...
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Article
Update on Liposuction: Clinical Pearls
Tumescent liposuction (TL) is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgeries in the United States. Although liposuction is not a therapy...