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Treating Rare Fungal Infections: Sporotrichosis

Treating Rare Fungal Infections: Sporotrichosis
VOLUME: 19 PUBLICATION DATE: Aug 01 2011
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Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August 2011

This ongoing feature series was taken from the 4th annual postgraduate course and workshop in medical mycology-dermatomycology, July 27-30, 1979, Newport Beach, CA. This month's case is sporotrichosis, a disease classically known as rose gardener's disease, as the infection can result after being pricked by a contaminted rose thorn.

Sporotrichosis is a deep cutaneous mycotic infection caused by the dimorphic organism Sporothrix schenckii (Figure 1).

Read the Label

Read the Label
VOLUME: 18 PUBLICATION DATE: Jun 03 2010
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Volume 18 - Issue 6 - June 2010

Why you need to read the package insert before prescribing acne medications.

It is truly amazing how much about the familiar we do not know. While acne remains the most common condition dermatologists treat, and despite the range of patients and informational articles, supplements and symposiums on the topic, many dermatologists are unaware of crucial caveats found in the package inserts of acne medications, which might complicate their lives later. While many warnings have their genesis in clinical trials or in the use of medications in older patients with co-morbid conditions for

Allergen Focus: Nickel

Allergen Focus: Nickel
VOLUME: 20 PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 03 2012
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Volume 20 - Issue 2 - February 2012

This column highlights ACD and explores top relevant allergens, regional-based dermatitis presentations, topic-based dermatitis presentations and clinical tips and pearls for diagnosis and treatment.

This month's focus is nickel. ACD to nickel has a wide range of presentations, from localized dermatitis to an id response to essentially generalized disease in systemic contact dermatitis (SCD). Less commonly, nickel allergy has been reported as a cause of chronic urticaria, erythema multiforme, vasculitis and polymorphic erythema.

Advances in Diagnosing Non-melanoma Skin Cancers

Advances in Diagnosing Non-melanoma Skin Cancers
VOLUME: 20 PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 03 2012
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Volume 20 - Issue 2 - February 2012

Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas (BCC and SCC, respectively) are the two most common forms, accounting for about 96% of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).

Dermatologists now have a variety of approaches that can be utilized for diagnosis, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), dermoscopy and biopsy, which remains the gold standard.

Brow Lift for the Ptotic Eyebrow

Brow Lift for the Ptotic Eyebrow
VOLUME: 20 PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 03 2012
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Volume 20 - Issue 2 - February 2012

There are diverse approaches to brow elevation, such as the coronal, bilateral posterior hairline, direct mid-forehead, direct supra brow, brow thread lifts and endoscopic approach. This article focuses on the bilateral posterior hairline and direct mid-forehead and supra brow techniques.

Treating Rare Fungal Infections: Coccidioidomycosis

Treating Rare Fungal Infections: Coccidioidomycosis
VOLUME: 20 PUBLICATION DATE: Jan 12 2012
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Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January 2012

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by the highly infectious, dimorphic fungus Coccidioides immitis. The broad clinical presentation of coccidioidomycosis was appreciated in the 1930s, when it was identified as the etiologic pathogen of “Valley fever” in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Cutaneous involvement is generally secondary to disseminated disease but can represent primary disease from direct inoculation. Systemic involvement, especially in immunocompromised hosts, has a poor prognosis, warranting timely diagnosis and prompt management.

Pharmaceutical Payments to Doctors Posted Online

Pharmaceutical Payments to Doctors Posted Online
VOLUME: 20 PUBLICATION DATE: Jan 12 2012
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Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January 2012

The 2010 healthcare reform law contains provisions for posting pharmaceutical company compensation to doctors online. Fees could include those paid for participation on a speaker’s bureau, consulting, research and attending dinner. A backlash is already building toward doctors who are perceived as gluttonous and easily bought, and patients are venting their concerns in online forums.

This feature discusses how the online posting of all fees paid to physicians by industry may affect the medical field.

Psoriasis Review

Psoriasis Review
VOLUME: 19 PUBLICATION DATE: Dec 01 2011
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Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December 2011

An update of the latest research and trends.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville have discovered that tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors do not increase infection risk, as previously thought, and a team from the University of Pennsylvania has come to a new understanding of the increased risk of cardiovascular events in psoriasis patients.

2011 Article and Author Index

2011 Article and Author Index
VOLUME: 19 PUBLICATION DATE: Dec 01 2011
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Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December 2011

A comprehensive listing of all the articles and columns that ran in Skin & Aging in 2011. This also includes a list of our supplements as well as an author index.

The features are listed first, followed by the columns, the author index and a list of the supplements from 2011. The supplements ran in January, April, May, July, September and December.

Practical Features of Dermatology Subspecialties: Infectious Disease

Practical Features of Dermatology Subspecialties: Infectious Disease
VOLUME: 19 PUBLICATION DATE: Nov 03 2011
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Volume 19 - Issue 11 - November 2011

In this ongoing series, we'll discuss what steps you need to take and what you need to know to add a successful subspecialty service to your practice. This edition of the series focuses on infectious disease - how it relates to dermatology, the tools and supplies needed and the medical and office staff requirements to include it as a subspecialty in your practice. Generally, according to the authors, the infectious disease subspecialty implements best into an academic setting.