Volume 21 - Issue 9 - September 2013
Spotlight
09/17/2013
Dr. Robinson is a research professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She was the first woman President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (1994-95), is the past-secretary treasurer of the...
Dr. Robinson is a research professor of dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She was the first woman President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (1994-95), is the past-secretary treasurer of the...
Dr. Robinson is a research...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/17/2013
In his book, A Theory of Fun for Game Design, Raph Koster, chief creative officer for Sony Online Entertainment and online game designer, describes fun as the act of mastering a problem mentally. He points out that the human brain is a giant...
In his book, A Theory of Fun for Game Design, Raph Koster, chief creative officer for Sony Online Entertainment and online game designer, describes fun as the act of mastering a problem mentally. He points out that the human brain is a giant...
In his book, A Theory of Fun for...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
09/18/2013
The 2013 Summer Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) came to the New York Hilton Mid-town from July 31 to August 4. The hotel and conference center buzzed with the latest research, news and exhibits in the field. The...
The 2013 Summer Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) came to the New York Hilton Mid-town from July 31 to August 4. The hotel and conference center buzzed with the latest research, news and exhibits in the field. The...
The 2013 Summer Meeting of the...
09/18/2013
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
09/18/2013
A 23-year-old male presented with a lesion on his left lower extremity.
A 23-year-old male presented with a lesion on his left lower extremity.
A 23-year-old male presented...
09/18/2013
The Dermatologist
09/18/2013
Adherence, also known as compliance, has gained significant attention in dermatology and medicine, on the whole. Compliance refers to how well patients follow a treatment regimen. Adherence encompasses compliance and other health-related...
Adherence, also known as compliance, has gained significant attention in dermatology and medicine, on the whole. Compliance refers to how well patients follow a treatment regimen. Adherence encompasses compliance and other health-related...
Adherence, also known as...
09/18/2013
The Dermatologist
09/18/2013
Each organ in the human body plays an important and unique function. Similar to the organs in the body, cells contain a compilation of distinctive organelles, each playing an important role in the health and function of the cell. The...
Each organ in the human body plays an important and unique function. Similar to the organs in the body, cells contain a compilation of distinctive organelles, each playing an important role in the health and function of the cell. The...
Each organ in the human body...
09/18/2013
The Dermatologist
09/17/2013
Actinomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous soft tissue invasion and inflammation accompanied by the formation of external sinus tracts that typically discharge diagnostic sulfur granules.1 Caused by the branching, gram-positive, non-acid fast,...
Actinomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous soft tissue invasion and inflammation accompanied by the formation of external sinus tracts that typically discharge diagnostic sulfur granules.1 Caused by the branching, gram-positive, non-acid fast,...
Actinomycosis is a chronic,...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
09/17/2013
Acne vulgaris is a ubiquitous disease, and its potential to cause significant psychological repercussions was first described over 55 years ago.1
“There is no single disease which causes more psychic trauma, more maladjustment between...
Acne vulgaris is a ubiquitous disease, and its potential to cause significant psychological repercussions was first described over 55 years ago.1
“There is no single disease which causes more psychic trauma, more maladjustment between...
Acne vulgaris is a ubiquitous...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
The Dermatopathologist
09/17/2013
As you know, CMS and other third-party payers recently have been scrutinizing CPT code 88305 (histopathology code for most skin tissue specimen). It is important to understand the new rules and regulations governing the dermatopathology...
As you know, CMS and other third-party payers recently have been scrutinizing CPT code 88305 (histopathology code for most skin tissue specimen). It is important to understand the new rules and regulations governing the dermatopathology...
As you know, CMS and other...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
09/17/2013
Each year, the Cosmetic Bootcamp meeting amazes me. As with each meeting I attend, I love hearing about the new techniques and technologies that emerge within a short time. Like Darwinian finches, dermatologists and plastic surgeons in...
Each year, the Cosmetic Bootcamp meeting amazes me. As with each meeting I attend, I love hearing about the new techniques and technologies that emerge within a short time. Like Darwinian finches, dermatologists and plastic surgeons in...
Each year, the Cosmetic...
09/17/2013
The Dermatologist
