Volume 22 - Issue 6 - June 2014
Department
Research in Review
06/23/2014
Sun protection is essential to all. However, it is especially crucial to those with special considerations such as people who work, exercise or spend a significant amount of time in the outdoors; previous skin cancer or organ transplant...
Sun protection is essential to all. However, it is especially crucial to those with special considerations such as people who work, exercise or spend a significant amount of time in the outdoors; previous skin cancer or organ transplant...
Sun protection is essential to...
06/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
06/23/2014
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) affects over 14.5 million Americans each year, notably defining itself as an important widespread disease.
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) affects over 14.5 million Americans each year, notably defining itself as an important widespread disease.
Allergic contact dermatitis...
06/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Board Review
06/23/2014
1. Which of the following is true regarding this disease?
a) Carditis is a common manifestation in the third stage
b) Acute meningitis is common in the first stage
c) Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans begins with bluish-red, edematous...
1. Which of the following is true regarding this disease?
a) Carditis is a common manifestation in the third stage
b) Acute meningitis is common in the first stage
c) Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans begins with bluish-red, edematous...
1. Which of the following is...
06/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Column
Spotlight
06/23/2014
Dr. Craig Burkhart is an academic pediatric dermatologist at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives with his wife, Jena, who is a pharmacist specializing in clinical geriatric pharmacy, and their dog, Thomas. Jena and...
Dr. Craig Burkhart is an academic pediatric dermatologist at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives with his wife, Jena, who is a pharmacist specializing in clinical geriatric pharmacy, and their dog, Thomas. Jena and...
Dr. Craig Burkhart is an...
06/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Voices
06/23/2014
The collaboration of advocacy groups, physician–scientists and patients is crucial in advancing treatments and finding a cure for ichthyosis.
The collaboration of advocacy groups, physician–scientists and patients is crucial in advancing treatments and finding a cure for ichthyosis.
The collaboration of advocacy...
06/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
06/20/2014
I love watching TV shows about space aliens. There’s something about the subject of space aliens that is very entertaining, and the settings are often fertile for discussions of morality. Of course I know that space aliens don’t exist,...
I love watching TV shows about space aliens. There’s something about the subject of space aliens that is very entertaining, and the settings are often fertile for discussions of morality. Of course I know that space aliens don’t exist,...
I love watching TV shows about...
06/20/2014
The Dermatologist
News
News
06/20/2014
The risk of developing melanoma was more closely related to sun exposure in early life than in adulthood in young Caucasian women, according to a long-term study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
The risk of developing melanoma was more closely related to sun exposure in early life than in adulthood in young Caucasian women, according to a long-term study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
The risk of developing melanoma...
06/20/2014
The Dermatologist
