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- Nathan M. Johnson, MD
- Mariana A. Phillips, MD
The sonic hedgehog (SHH) inhibitors vismodegib and sonidegib currently are the only 2 oral medications approved by the US Food and Drug...
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- Steven A. Svoboda, MD
- Patrick S. Rush, DO
- Craig J. Garofola, DO
- Douglas J. Grider, MD
- Kyle A. Prickett, MD
- Mariana A. Phillips, MD
Squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma is an aggressive underrecognized cutaneous malignancy that often is misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC...
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Ulcerated Nodule on the Scalp
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- Craig J. Garofola, DO
- Mariana A. Phillips, MD
- Aleksandra Brown, DO
- Douglas J. Grider, MD
A 66-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with a rapidly enlarging, draining lesion on the scalp. The lesion seemed to enlarge over...
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Systemic Medications Linked to an Increased Risk for Skin Malignancy
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- Nathan Merritt Johnson, MD
- Kyle A. Prickett, MD
- Mariana A. Phillips, MD
Patients should be educated about the increased risk for skin malignancy while undergoing treatment with BRAF inhibitors, sonic hedgehog–...