Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April 2007
09/04/2008
Patients often present with lesions that must be removed on areas of the body where the skin does not provide a great deal of laxity, such as on the hands and feet. Thus, closure of the secondary defect resulting from removal of the lesion is...
Patients often present with lesions that must be removed on areas of the body where the skin does not provide a great deal of laxity, such as on the hands and feet. Thus, closure of the secondary defect resulting from removal of the lesion is...
Patients often present with...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
Pay for performance is scheduled to begin this July. This proposed mechanism of quality improvement has been extensively editorialized in the medical and lay literature, and its effects have been studied. Rosenthal and colleagues studied...
Pay for performance is scheduled to begin this July. This proposed mechanism of quality improvement has been extensively editorialized in the medical and lay literature, and its effects have been studied. Rosenthal and colleagues studied...
Pay for performance is scheduled...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
A Phase IV study presented as a poster at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting this year in Washington, D.C., supported findings of earlier trials indicating that efalizumab (Raptiva), a humanized anti-CD11a antibody, is safe and...
A Phase IV study presented as a poster at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting this year in Washington, D.C., supported findings of earlier trials indicating that efalizumab (Raptiva), a humanized anti-CD11a antibody, is safe and...
A Phase IV study presented as a...
09/04/2008
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Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
Each year about the time the daffodils are revealing their cheery yellow blossoms in the Mid-Atlantic region, we’re readying our annual cover story on the top 10 research findings in wound care for the printer.
This year again proved to be...
Each year about the time the daffodils are revealing their cheery yellow blossoms in the Mid-Atlantic region, we’re readying our annual cover story on the top 10 research findings in wound care for the printer.
This year again proved to be...
Each year about the time the...
09/04/2008
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Spotlight
09/04/2008
Dr. Frances Storrs was raised in Spokane, WA, where both of her parents were general practitioners who practiced in the same office. She graduated from Carleton College in Minnesota and Cornell University Medical College in New York...
Dr. Frances Storrs was raised in Spokane, WA, where both of her parents were general practitioners who practiced in the same office. She graduated from Carleton College in Minnesota and Cornell University Medical College in New York...
Dr. Frances Storrs was...
09/04/2008
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Feature
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci of cutaneous epithelial dysplasia that may develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
in situ or invasive SCC. Treatment for AK includes ablative techniques such as cryotherapy, and topical “field treatment”...
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci of cutaneous epithelial dysplasia that may develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
in situ or invasive SCC. Treatment for AK includes ablative techniques such as cryotherapy, and topical “field treatment”...
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci...
09/04/2008
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Department
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
The advent of safe and effective fillers has ushered in a renaissance in dermatologic and plastic surgery. Facial volume restoration and resurfacing may now be accomplished using minimally invasive techniques. These advances have...
The advent of safe and effective fillers has ushered in a renaissance in dermatologic and plastic surgery. Facial volume restoration and resurfacing may now be accomplished using minimally invasive techniques. These advances have...
The advent of safe and...
09/04/2008
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Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 53-year-old man with a past medical history significant for hypertension and chronic renal disease presented to an emergency department with a mucocutaneous eruption.
A 53-year-old man with a past medical history significant for hypertension and chronic renal disease presented to an emergency department with a mucocutaneous eruption.
A 53-year-old man with a past...
09/04/2008
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Allergen Focus
09/04/2008
In 1997 the Federal Drug Administration gave indication to the Thin-layer Rapid Use Epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) Test for use as a valuable, first-line screening tool in the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Many...
In 1997 the Federal Drug Administration gave indication to the Thin-layer Rapid Use Epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) Test for use as a valuable, first-line screening tool in the diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Many...
In 1997 the Federal...
09/04/2008
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Financial Matters
09/04/2008
You should never operate any business or practice as a general partnership. Why? Because a general partnership is a creditor or plaintiff’s dream and a partner’s liability nightmare. Consider three hidden dangers of a general...
You should never operate any business or practice as a general partnership. Why? Because a general partnership is a creditor or plaintiff’s dream and a partner’s liability nightmare. Consider three hidden dangers of a general...
You should never operate any...
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