Hair & Nails
Cosmetic Dermatology
Dermatologic Surgery Into the Next Millennium, IV
The use of lasers for facial resurfacing and tattoo removal is discussed with special emphasis on patient safety and avoidance of complications....
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Onychogryphosis in Elderly Persons: An Indicator of Long-standing Poor Nursing Care? Report of One Case and Review of the Literature
A 92-year-old immobilized white woman under the daily nursing care of a private ambulatory nursing service displayed acquired deformities of the...
Environmental Dermatology
What's Eating You? Demodex folliculorum
No abstract available.
Article
Management of Male Pattern Hair Loss
The management of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) has been materially altered by the availability of the 5a-reductase type 2 inhibitor, finasteride....
Article
Solitary Nodule of the Great Toe
We describe a 21-year-old woman with a subungual exostosis exhibiting both skin and nail findings. The patient presented with a firm, flesh-...
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Lichen Planus of the Nail
No abstract available.
Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Pigmentation Due to Minocycline
No abstract available.
Article
Water-Slide Alopecia
A 29-year-old male presented with large, symmetric, alopecic patches on the posterolateral aspects of both calves. A detailed history revealed...
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Evaluation of Pigmented Lesions of the Nail Unit
Acquired pigmentary changes of the nail are secondary to a number of etiologies.
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Early Stage Onychomadesis Presenting as Painful Swellings of Proximal Nail Folds
Two Korean men complained of painful erythematous swellings of the proximal nail folds. When we removed the overlying nail plates, we observed new...
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Tufted Hair Folliculitis After Scalp Injury
We describe the case of a 38-year-old epileptic man with tufted hair folliculitis. The condition started 5 years ago after a scalp laceration that...