Volume 10 - Issue 2 - February 2002
09/04/2008
A 45 year-old white male with a history of hand dermatitis presented with a 1-month history of an asymptomatic eruption on his trunk and chin. He denied fever, chills, upper respiratory symptoms or arthralgias.
Upon examination, he was a...
A 45 year-old white male with a history of hand dermatitis presented with a 1-month history of an asymptomatic eruption on his trunk and chin. He denied fever, chills, upper respiratory symptoms or arthralgias.
Upon examination, he was a...
A 45 year-old white male with a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
A 39-year-old man presents with a 1-year history of “bumps” on his scalp. He has a history of flushing and blushing on his face and neck, as well as a history of similar “bumps” of his face, neck and torso. On examination multiple...
A 39-year-old man presents with a 1-year history of “bumps” on his scalp. He has a history of flushing and blushing on his face and neck, as well as a history of similar “bumps” of his face, neck and torso. On examination multiple...
A 39-year-old man presents with...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Roche Unveils Enhanced S.M.A.R.T. Guidelines For Accutane Patients
Accutane’s New Guidelines Are Out. Effectiveness Has Yet To Be Determined.
By Gina DiGironimo, Production Editor
Roche recently began distributing the S.M.A.R.T....
Roche Unveils Enhanced S.M.A.R.T. Guidelines For Accutane Patients
Accutane’s New Guidelines Are Out. Effectiveness Has Yet To Be Determined.
By Gina DiGironimo, Production Editor
Roche recently began distributing the S.M.A.R.T....
Roche Unveils Enhanced...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
When it comes to cancer, the next best thing to thoroughly effective prevention is early diagnosis and cure. Through careful research, combining the latest molecular biology techniques with your observations during practice, we now know more...
When it comes to cancer, the next best thing to thoroughly effective prevention is early diagnosis and cure. Through careful research, combining the latest molecular biology techniques with your observations during practice, we now know more...
When it comes to cancer, the...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T he standard of care for the staging of selected patients with biopsy-proven malignant melanoma without clinical evidence of regional or distant metastases is the performance of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy immediately followed by wide...
T he standard of care for the staging of selected patients with biopsy-proven malignant melanoma without clinical evidence of regional or distant metastases is the performance of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy immediately followed by wide...
T he standard of care for the...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T o label the use of a management tool as the “standard of care” for a particular disease is to make a bold statement indeed — both to the patients involved as well as to the medical and legal community. This label, in fact, means the net...
T o label the use of a management tool as the “standard of care” for a particular disease is to make a bold statement indeed — both to the patients involved as well as to the medical and legal community. This label, in fact, means the net...
T o label the use of a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
T he best chance for survival that people with melanoma have is to find in-situ or early invasive lesions. Dermoscopy is an in vivo non-invasive technique that has been shown to significantly improve the clinical diagnosis of melanocytic,...
T he best chance for survival that people with melanoma have is to find in-situ or early invasive lesions. Dermoscopy is an in vivo non-invasive technique that has been shown to significantly improve the clinical diagnosis of melanocytic,...
T he best chance for survival...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Y ou’ve seen actinic keratoses (AKs) time and time again, but how do you treat it? Are you still using the same treatment methods you used a decade ago, or have you branched out and tried some of the newer therapies? We asked a panel of skin...
Y ou’ve seen actinic keratoses (AKs) time and time again, but how do you treat it? Are you still using the same treatment methods you used a decade ago, or have you branched out and tried some of the newer therapies? We asked a panel of skin...
Y ou’ve seen actinic keratoses...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Department
Skin Cancer Update
09/04/2008
The reimbursement issue with phototherapy has been resolved, but a few other issues remain. Does narrow-band UVB work as well as PUVA phototherapy? Are you putting patients at risk for melanoma with PUVA phototherapy?
As of January 1,...
The reimbursement issue with phototherapy has been resolved, but a few other issues remain. Does narrow-band UVB work as well as PUVA phototherapy? Are you putting patients at risk for melanoma with PUVA phototherapy?
As of January 1,...
The reimbursement issue with...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
The goals of post-liposuction care are to keep edema, bruising and pain to a minimum while achieving the best possible aesthetic outcome. One of the many controversies surrounding post-liposuction care is the decision as to whether or not...
The goals of post-liposuction care are to keep edema, bruising and pain to a minimum while achieving the best possible aesthetic outcome. One of the many controversies surrounding post-liposuction care is the decision as to whether or not...
The goals of post-liposuction...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
