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Wet Your Whistles: Alcohol-Induced Flushing With Use of Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors

Author:

Emily C. Milam, MD

David E. Cohen, MD, MPH

Localized flushing after alcohol ingestion is a reported adverse effect of 2 topical calcineurin inhibitors, tacrolimus and pimecrolimus, which...

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Hairstyling Practices to Prevent Hair Damage and Alopecia in Women of African Descent

Author:

Amaris N. Geisler, BS

Oyetewa Oyerinde, MD

Deborah A. Scott, MD

We provide an overview of hairstyles for patients with highly textured hair so that physicians may better identify high-risk hairstyles, provide...

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Telemedicine Alopecia Assessment: Highlighting Patients With Skin of Color

Author:

Britney N. Wilson, MBS

Amy McMichael, MD

Andrew Alexis, MD, MPH

Oma Agbai, MD

Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc

Valerie Callender, MD

Cheryl M. Burgess, MD

Susan C. Taylor, MD

Alopecia has been one of the more common concerns reported at teledermatology (TD) visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the growing...

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Not COVID Toes: Pool Palms and Feet in Pediatric Patients

Author:

Stephanie S. Lee, MD

Jennifer Mancuso, MD

Alexis Tracy, MD

Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD

So-called COVID toes is probably the most publicized cutaneous manifestation of COVID-19. Explaining the diagnosis of pool palms and feet and...

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Mineral Oil Scabies Preparation From Under the Fingernail

Author:

Kendahl Oberdorfer, BS

Meena Moossavi, MD, MPH

We describe a method for extracting the scabies mite using the tip of a disposable blunt-tip hyfrecator electrode to gently scrape under the...

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A Modified Anchor Taping Technique for Distal Onychocryptosis

Author:

Kathryn T. Shahwan, MD

Thomas Knackstedt, MD

David R. Carr, MD, MPH

We present a modified anchor taping method used to treat distal onychocryptosis of the fingernail.

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An Algorithm for Managing Spitting Sutures

Author:

Nicholas Thornton, BS

Frank Winsett, MD

Richard F. Wagner Jr, MD

Presented here is a straightforward and reliable algorithm to guide management of spitting sutures and their complications.

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Wound Healing on the Dorsal Hands: An Intrapatient Comparison of Primary Closure, Purse-String Closure, and Secondary Intention

Author:

Jayson Miedema, MD

Ling-Lun Bob Hsia, MD

Rajat Varma, MD

Nonmelanoma skin cancers are common on the dorsal hands where reserve tissue is limited. We highlight the case of an elderly man who had 3...

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Reconstruction Technique for Defects of the Cutaneous and Mucosal Lip: V-to-flying-Y Closure

Author:

Dustin Portela, DO

Stetson Albertson, DO

Jeremy Grekin, MD

Michael Whitworth, DO

Repair of a surgical defect following Mohs micrographic surgery can be particularly challenging when it involves free margins of the face. Lip...

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High-Potency Topical Steroid Treatment of Multiple Keratoacanthomas Associated With Prurigo Nodularis

Author:

Malia B. Downing, MD

Megan Prouty, MD

Dominic J. Wu, MD

Anand Rajpara, MD

Patients who present with multiple keratoacanthomas (KAs) associated with prurigo nodularis often pose a treatment challenge. We have found...

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Hidden Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Intergluteal Crease

Author:

Lauren Schwartzberg, OMS-IV

Navin Arora, DO

Intergluteal crease BCC is a rare finding and often can be overlooked. When promptly identified, prognosis is good. Being educated on the...

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