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Volume 27 - Issue 10 - October 2019

Feature

Feature Story
10/18/2019
Excimer laser, a nonablative selective phototherapy, has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of several skin disorders. This review highlights the literature that examined its application for the treatment of oral lichen planus.
Excimer laser, a nonablative selective phototherapy, has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of several skin disorders. This review highlights the literature that examined its application for the treatment of oral lichen planus.
Excimer laser, a nonablative...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
NRS Approved Features
10/18/2019
Persistent facial erythema can affect quality of life for patients with rosacea. A new booklet with a handy redness register can help patients gauge their facial redness before and after a flare-up.
Persistent facial erythema can affect quality of life for patients with rosacea. A new booklet with a handy redness register can help patients gauge their facial redness before and after a flare-up.
Persistent facial erythema can...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist

Department

Aesthetics Corner
10/18/2019
Platelet-rich plasma as a medical therapy has grown in recent years. Though still considered an off-label use in aesthetic dermatology, PRP shows potential as a treatment for androgenetic alopecia.
Platelet-rich plasma as a medical therapy has grown in recent years. Though still considered an off-label use in aesthetic dermatology, PRP shows potential as a treatment for androgenetic alopecia.
Platelet-rich plasma as a...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
Partner Approved
10/18/2019
Learn, lead, and engage at the annual educational and networking event for dermatology providers.
Learn, lead, and engage at the annual educational and networking event for dermatology providers.
Learn, lead, and engage at the...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
Partner Approved
10/18/2019
Awareness of factors that can affect communication can improve patient care and outcomes.
Awareness of factors that can affect communication can improve patient care and outcomes.
Awareness of factors that can...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
The Dermatopathologist
10/18/2019
A 51-year-old woman presented with a localized papular eruption on the forehead. The patient was seen by a dermatologist who thought the eruption was rosacea
A 51-year-old woman presented with a localized papular eruption on the forehead. The patient was seen by a dermatologist who thought the eruption was rosacea
A 51-year-old woman presented...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
Board Review
10/18/2019
After a pedicure, this patient’s great toe became discolored. It is most probably...
After a pedicure, this patient’s great toe became discolored. It is most probably...
After a pedicure, this patient’s...
10/18/2019
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
10/18/2019
A 66-year-old African American man with a history of multiple comorbidities was referred for evaluation of an umbilical mass that was present for several months. He noticed the lesion at approximately the same time that he started...
A 66-year-old African American man with a history of multiple comorbidities was referred for evaluation of an umbilical mass that was present for several months. He noticed the lesion at approximately the same time that he started...
A 66-year-old African American...
10/18/2019
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Column

Spotlight
10/18/2019
Dr LeBoit is a professor of pathology and dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1985. He founded the UCSF Dermatopathology Service in 1987, which he currently...
Dr LeBoit is a professor of pathology and dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1985. He founded the UCSF Dermatopathology Service in 1987, which he currently...
Dr LeBoit is a professor of...
10/18/2019
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News

News
10/18/2019
Which Treatment Option for NMSC Confers the Best Cosmetic Results? Brachytherapy (BT) and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) had better cosmetic results compared with conventional excision (CE) and external-beam...
Which Treatment Option for NMSC Confers the Best Cosmetic Results? Brachytherapy (BT) and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) had better cosmetic results compared with conventional excision (CE) and external-beam...
Which...
10/18/2019
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