Volume 29 - Issue 2 - March 2021
Cover Story
03/07/2021
Lauren Mateja
Over the past decade, social media has exploded to be part of our everyday lives. On a personal-use level, these channels can be the easiest, low-effort way to keep tabs on family and friends, grab a soundbite of...
Over the past decade, social media has exploded to be part of our everyday lives. On a personal-use level, these channels can be the easiest, low-effort way to keep tabs on family and friends, grab a soundbite of...
Over...
03/07/2021
The Dermatologist
News
03/15/2021
Psychosocial Comorbidities in Moderate to Severe AD Associated With QOL Impairment
A recent study characterized patients with vs without psoriasis in challenging-to-treat areas seen in routine US clinical practices....
Psychosocial Comorbidities in Moderate to Severe AD Associated With QOL Impairment
A recent study characterized patients with vs without psoriasis in challenging-to-treat areas seen in routine US clinical practices....
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03/15/2021
The Dermatologist
NEA Approved Features
03/12/2021
While itch is the most burdensome symptom of AD, pain can also cause stress and negatively affect quality of life.
While itch is the most burdensome symptom of AD, pain can also cause stress and negatively affect quality of life.
While itch is the most...
03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
NEA Approved Features
03/12/2021
While itch is the most burdensome symptom of AD, pain can also cause stress and negatively affect quality of life.
While itch is the most burdensome symptom of AD, pain can also cause stress and negatively affect quality of life.
While itch is the most...
03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
03/12/2021
Amy J. McMichael, MD
The contents of these questions are taken from the Galderma Pre-Board Webinar. The Pre-Board Webinar is now an online course. For details, go to http://www.galdermausa.com/Our-Commitment/PreBoard-Webinar.aspx.
1. This patient had low...
The contents of these questions are taken from the Galderma Pre-Board Webinar. The Pre-Board Webinar is now an online course. For details, go to http://www.galdermausa.com/Our-Commitment/PreBoard-Webinar.aspx.
1. This patient had low...
The contents of these questions...
03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
SDPA Feature
03/12/2021
Cynthia Griffith, MPAS, PA-C
In a time when epidemiology is on the front pages, other medical specialties also are fighting pandemic battles daily, with quiet yet intense determination. As a physician assistant (PA) in dermatology, I am...
In a time when epidemiology is on the front pages, other medical specialties also are fighting pandemic battles daily, with quiet yet intense determination. As a physician assistant (PA) in dermatology, I am...
In a...
03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
Case Report
03/12/2021
Aaron Fong, MD; Mary P. Maiberger, MD; Pooja Khera, MD; Reem Al Shabeeb, BS
Figure 1. Patient’s back at the time of presentation, which shows a large erythematous plaque with necrotic-appearing center, along with smaller surrounding papules.
Sweet syndrome (SS), also known as acute...
Figure 1. Patient’s back at the time of presentation, which shows a large erythematous plaque with necrotic-appearing center, along with smaller surrounding papules.
Sweet syndrome (SS), also known as acute...
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03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
Feature Story
03/12/2021
Steven A. Davis, MD
Standard of care for patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) remains to be surgical treatment. A number of techniques, including standard excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, and electrodesiccation and...
Standard of care for patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) remains to be surgical treatment. A number of techniques, including standard excision, Mohs micrographic surgery, and electrodesiccation and...
...
03/12/2021
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
03/11/2021
Karen Heidelberg, MD; Adam Richardson, DO; Ciara Grayson, MD, MS
Figure 1
Case Report
A 75-year-old African American woman presented to the clinic with a history of a slowly growing asymptomatic nodule on the right anterior scalp over a few months. Physical exam...
Figure 1
Case Report
A 75-year-old African American woman presented to the clinic with a history of a slowly growing asymptomatic nodule on the right anterior scalp over a few months. Physical exam...
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03/11/2021
The Dermatologist
03/11/2021
Lauren Mateja
Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) rarely affect just one organ system. While dermatologists are not the traditional medical experts in diagnosing and treating diseases such ankylosing spondylitis and...
Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) rarely affect just one organ system. While dermatologists are not the traditional medical experts in diagnosing and treating diseases such ankylosing spondylitis and...
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03/11/2021
The Dermatologist
03/11/2021
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
Tip 1: Be Thankful...Purposefully
Thanking your staff/assistants in the room in front of the patient is a double win—it is an extremely effective morale booster and even enhances patient loyalty. Better yet, it...
Tip 1: Be Thankful...Purposefully
Thanking your staff/assistants in the room in front of the patient is a double win—it is an extremely effective morale booster and even enhances patient loyalty. Better yet, it...
Tip...
03/11/2021
The Dermatologist
03/11/2021
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD
Humans have an extraordinary ability to communicate and to develop ways to enhance that communication. We’ve been conveying information through stories and news from the earliest of human times. Cave drawings were...
Humans have an extraordinary ability to communicate and to develop ways to enhance that communication. We’ve been conveying information through stories and news from the earliest of human times. Cave drawings were...
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03/11/2021
The Dermatologist
03/11/2021
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
Dr Weatherhead graduated from the University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in Mona, Jamaica. After completing his internship at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados, he pursued a...
Dr Weatherhead graduated from the University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences in Mona, Jamaica. After completing his internship at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados, he pursued a...
Dr...
03/11/2021
The Dermatologist
Q&As
03/09/2021
Jessica Garlewicz
Ted Lain, MD, MBA, is chief medical officer of Sanova Dermatology, based in Texas and Louisiana. Dr Lain spoke with The Dermatologist about the results of a recent phase 3 trial evaluating tirbanibulin as a...
Ted Lain, MD, MBA, is chief medical officer of Sanova Dermatology, based in Texas and Louisiana. Dr Lain spoke with The Dermatologist about the results of a recent phase 3 trial evaluating tirbanibulin as a...
Ted...
03/09/2021
The Dermatologist
Feature Story
03/07/2021
Lauren Melnick, BS; Robin Lewallen, MD, FAAD; Chloe Silva, BS
Figure 1. A 36-year-old woman presented with swelling, redness, and pain after receiving her first Moderna vaccine. Photo courtesy of Dr Lewallen
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every single person...
Figure 1. A 36-year-old woman presented with swelling, redness, and pain after receiving her first Moderna vaccine. Photo courtesy of Dr Lewallen
The coronavirus pandemic has affected every single person...
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03/07/2021
The Dermatologist
NPF Endorsed Features
03/07/2021
Joshua A. Grosshandler, MD, FAAD
Questions regarding biologic continuation vs cessation come up often when patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis need surgery, but the answers still need an in-depth discussion with the surgeon and patient.
Questions regarding biologic continuation vs cessation come up often when patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis need surgery, but the answers still need an in-depth discussion with the surgeon and patient.
Questions regarding biologic...
03/07/2021
The Dermatologist
02/26/2021
Carl Hornfeldt, MD
Brittle fingernails, or nail fragility, is a common disorder affecting up to 20% of individuals.1 Depending on age, it can affect women approximately twice as often as men.2 The condition is characterized by nails...
Brittle fingernails, or nail fragility, is a common disorder affecting up to 20% of individuals.1 Depending on age, it can affect women approximately twice as often as men.2 The condition is characterized by nails...
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02/26/2021
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