Actinic Keratosis
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Daily sunscreen slowed skin aging in middle-aged adults
Major finding: After 4.5 years, daily sunscreen users were 24% less likely to show signs of skin aging than were discretionary sunscreen users....
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Laser-assisted PDT cleared majority of AKs in immunocompromised patients
Major finding: Laser-assisted photodynamic therapy completely cleared 73% of actinic keratoses on the hands of organ transplant recipients.Data...
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'Slow Mohs' advised for lentigo maligna
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Extraocular Sebaceous Carcinoma
A 51-year-old man was referred to the dermatology department for a symptomless tumor below the right nipple that had a tendency to bleed. The...
Article
Pancreatic Panniculitis Secondary to Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
We report the case of a 68-year-old white woman who presented with painful, 1- to 4-cm, erythematous nodules located bilaterally on the anterior...
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Confluent and Reticulate Papillomatosis Treated With Minocycline and Tazarotene
Confluent and reticulate papillomatosis (CRP)(also known as Gougerot-Carteaud syndrome) is a rare disorder that usually presents sporadically,...
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Field-Directed Therapy for Actinic Keratosis
Dr. Rosen discusses field-directed therapy for actinic keratosis.
Aesthetic Dermatology
New Treatment Option for Thick AKs Emerges
Major Finding: The complete cure rate was 88% for thick grade II-III actinic keratoses at 3 months after ablative fractional laser resurfacing...
Commentary
Reexamination of Field-Directed Therapy for Actinic Keratosis [editorial]
Berman et al recently published a 2-part series exploring the role of field-directed therapy in the management of actinic keratosis (AK). As a...
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Let Lip Defect Size Drive Treatment
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Eyeglasses May Offer Periocular AK Protection
Major Finding: Patients who didn’t regularly wear eyeglasses had a 40% higher rate of developing AKs on periocular skin.Data Source: A 4-year...