Volume 21 - Issue 12 - December 2013
Cover Story
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A look at this year’s clinically relevant discoveries and significant advances in the field of dermatology. The year 2013 has brought many exciting advances in the field of dermatology, particularly in the realm of biologic drugs and in...
A look at this year’s clinically relevant discoveries and significant advances in the field of dermatology. The year 2013 has brought many exciting advances in the field of dermatology, particularly in the realm of biologic drugs and in...
A look at this year’s clinically...
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The Dermatologist
Department
Research in Review
12/16/2013
Just one month after her husband Steve’s melanoma diagnosis in January 2012, Jennifer Martin clicked open her browser and started her blog, www.martinfamilyjourney.blogspot.com. In the process, she has put a face on a patient’s...
Just one month after her husband Steve’s melanoma diagnosis in January 2012, Jennifer Martin clicked open her browser and started her blog, www.martinfamilyjourney.blogspot.com. In the process, she has put a face on a patient’s...
Just one month...
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The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
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A 14-year-old previously healthy male on no prior medications presented with a generalized eruption that he had for 2 weeks.
A 14-year-old previously healthy male on no prior medications presented with a generalized eruption that he had for 2 weeks.
A 14-year-old previously healthy...
12/16/2013
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
12/16/2013
NIH Grants Icahn $2.7 Million for Eczema Research
The National Institutes of Health awarded a research team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai $2.7 million to study systemic treatments for patients with moderate-to-severe...
NIH Grants Icahn $2.7 Million for Eczema Research
The National Institutes of Health awarded a research team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai $2.7 million to study systemic treatments for patients with moderate-to-severe...
NIH Grants Icahn $2.7 Million...
12/16/2013
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
12/16/2013
The ubiquity of laser therapy in medicine has allowed for the broad treatment of skin disorders with light-based treatments. In the past, scar revision was often relegated to surgical treatment, whereas current standards allow for more...
The ubiquity of laser therapy in medicine has allowed for the broad treatment of skin disorders with light-based treatments. In the past, scar revision was often relegated to surgical treatment, whereas current standards allow for more...
The ubiquity of laser therapy in...
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The Dermatologist
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Here is a listing of all content from 2013.
Here is a listing of all content from 2013.
Here is a listing of all content...
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The Dermatologist
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Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, granulomatous mucous membrane infection presenting most commonly as a polyploid mass of the nasal, oral, ocular or genital mucosa.1 The taxonomy of the etiologic agent responsible for the disease has been...
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic, granulomatous mucous membrane infection presenting most commonly as a polyploid mass of the nasal, oral, ocular or genital mucosa.1 The taxonomy of the etiologic agent responsible for the disease has been...
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic,...
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The Dermatologist
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The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors infliximab (Remicade), adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), golimumab (Simponi) and certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) as well as the anti-interleukin (IL)-12/23 monoclonal antibody ustekinumab...
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors infliximab (Remicade), adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), golimumab (Simponi) and certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) as well as the anti-interleukin (IL)-12/23 monoclonal antibody ustekinumab...
The tumor necrosis factor (TNF)...
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Column
Legal Ease
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People believe and remember what they see much more than what they read or even hear. Studies have shown that patients recall more data if given pamphlets and pictures than if not given these visual aids.1,2 Imagine if we could show patients...
People believe and remember what they see much more than what they read or even hear. Studies have shown that patients recall more data if given pamphlets and pictures than if not given these visual aids.1,2 Imagine if we could show patients...
People believe and remember what...
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Spotlight
12/16/2013
Dr. Unger is a clinical professor of dermatology and director of the fellowship program in hair restoration surgery at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He has private practices in Toronto and New York City.
In...
Dr. Unger is a clinical professor of dermatology and director of the fellowship program in hair restoration surgery at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He has private practices in Toronto and New York City.
In...
Dr. Unger is a clinical...
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News
News
12/16/2013
Luliconazole Cream, 1% (Luzu Cream, 1%, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International) received FDA approval for the topical treatment of interdigital tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis, caused by the organisms Trichophyton rubrum and...
Luliconazole Cream, 1% (Luzu Cream, 1%, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International) received FDA approval for the topical treatment of interdigital tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis, caused by the organisms Trichophyton rubrum and...
Luliconazole Cream, 1% (Luzu...
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