Volume 12 - Issue 11 - November 2004
Department
Letters to the Editor
09/04/2008
Regarding the article in your September 2004 Skin & Aging publication titled, “Are Pathologists Trying to Prevent Dermatologists from Doing Dermatopathology,” I am writing to correct some information contained in the article.
In the...
Regarding the article in your September 2004 Skin & Aging publication titled, “Are Pathologists Trying to Prevent Dermatologists from Doing Dermatopathology,” I am writing to correct some information contained in the article.
In the...
Regarding the article in your...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Coding and Billing
09/04/2008
In 1996 Medicare introduced new software that allowed CMS contracted carriers to identify claims billed by providers or suppliers who were billing separately for items or services that should be represented with only one CPT code. Billing...
In 1996 Medicare introduced new software that allowed CMS contracted carriers to identify claims billed by providers or suppliers who were billing separately for items or services that should be represented with only one CPT code. Billing...
In 1996 Medicare introduced new...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
History of This Condition Mal de Meleda (MdM), also known as Meleda disease and keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens of Siemens, is a rare autosomal recessive form of palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK).
History of This Condition Mal de Meleda (MdM), also known as Meleda disease and keratoderma palmoplantaris transgrediens of Siemens, is a rare autosomal recessive form of palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK).
History of This Condition Mal de...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
09/04/2008
Nail plate pigmentation (melanonychia) is a rather common clinical occurrence.1 The incidence of melanonychia varies according to skin pigmentation with percentages that may be as high as 77% in African-Americans over 20 years of age and more...
Nail plate pigmentation (melanonychia) is a rather common clinical occurrence.1 The incidence of melanonychia varies according to skin pigmentation with percentages that may be as high as 77% in African-Americans over 20 years of age and more...
Nail plate pigmentation...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
Nothing helps to crystallize the need for contingency planning for a cosmetic dermatology — or any other kind of dermatology — practice like a few hurricanes. Much to my dismay, I became intimately acquainted with Charley, Frances, Jeanne and...
Nothing helps to crystallize the need for contingency planning for a cosmetic dermatology — or any other kind of dermatology — practice like a few hurricanes. Much to my dismay, I became intimately acquainted with Charley, Frances, Jeanne and...
Nothing helps to crystallize the...
09/04/2008
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Column
Industry News
09/04/2008
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation announces the launch of the Plexion Cleansing Cloth, an innovative topical skin medication designed for the management of acne, rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis. The medicated cloth moisturizes as it cleans...
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation announces the launch of the Plexion Cleansing Cloth, an innovative topical skin medication designed for the management of acne, rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis. The medicated cloth moisturizes as it cleans...
Medicis Pharmaceutical...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
This edition of Skin & Aging focuses on pediatric dermatology. Organized in 1975, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology has focused on promoting the care, research, and education of skin disease in children. Although initially most...
This edition of Skin & Aging focuses on pediatric dermatology. Organized in 1975, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology has focused on promoting the care, research, and education of skin disease in children. Although initially most...
This edition of Skin & Aging...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
The list of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has been growing, and it’s still to soon to evaluate whether guidelines on appropriate antibiotic prescribing put in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have had a positive...
The list of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics has been growing, and it’s still to soon to evaluate whether guidelines on appropriate antibiotic prescribing put in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have had a positive...
The list of bacteria that are...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
On Oct. 4, nearly 100 skin doctors converged on Deerfield, IL, outside Chicago. The occasion: The first board certification in the field of pediatric dermatology, a small but growing subspecialty that after some three decades is finally...
On Oct. 4, nearly 100 skin doctors converged on Deerfield, IL, outside Chicago. The occasion: The first board certification in the field of pediatric dermatology, a small but growing subspecialty that after some three decades is finally...
On Oct. 4, nearly 100 skin...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
A common ingredient in toothpastes and mouthwashes was found to speed apoptosis in UVB damaged cells, according to new research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research.
A common ingredient in toothpastes and mouthwashes was found to speed apoptosis in UVB damaged cells, according to new research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research.
A common ingredient in...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
