Volume 22 - Issue 4 - April 2014
Aesthetics Corner
04/14/2014
Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a frustrating dermatologic condition that is often as vexing for patients as it is challenging to manage for their consulting dermatologists. AKN presents with pustules and papules that may coalesce into larger...
Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a frustrating dermatologic condition that is often as vexing for patients as it is challenging to manage for their consulting dermatologists. AKN presents with pustules and papules that may coalesce into larger...
Acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
Legal Ease
04/14/2014
A famous New Yorker cartoon shows 2 dogs, with 1 dog on the floor and another at a computer keyboard saying, “On the Internet no one knows you are a dog.” Yelp, perhaps the biggest collector of Internet reviews, best typifies...
A famous New Yorker cartoon shows 2 dogs, with 1 dog on the floor and another at a computer keyboard saying, “On the Internet no one knows you are a dog.” Yelp, perhaps the biggest collector of Internet reviews, best typifies...
A famous New...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
04/14/2014
Enhancement of an individual’s cosmetic appearance is ever growing in popularity within our society, which has largely driven the demand for various dermal fillers and neurotoxins. Many patients, however, express concern regarding the cost of...
Enhancement of an individual’s cosmetic appearance is ever growing in popularity within our society, which has largely driven the demand for various dermal fillers and neurotoxins. Many patients, however, express concern regarding the cost of...
Enhancement of an individual’s...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
Voices
04/14/2014
Dermatologists play an undeniably important role in maintaining good health and a large part of that is by sharing their knowledge with their patients. For some, a visit to the dermatologist, however, might be like a scene from...
Dermatologists play an undeniably important role in maintaining good health and a large part of that is by sharing their knowledge with their patients. For some, a visit to the dermatologist, however, might be like a scene from...
Dermatologists play an...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
Spotlight
04/14/2014
Dr. James Q. Del Rosso obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy at St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York in 1976. He then graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, in 1982 followed by a...
Dr. James Q. Del Rosso obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy at St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York in 1976. He then graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, in 1982 followed by a...
Dr. James Q. Del Rosso obtained...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
04/14/2014
At last month’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Denver, CO, the convention center buzzed with new drug approvals, research updates, clinical pearls and predictions for the road ahead for dermatology as a...
At last month’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Denver, CO, the convention center buzzed with new drug approvals, research updates, clinical pearls and predictions for the road ahead for dermatology as a...
At last month’s annual meeting...
04/14/2014
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News
04/14/2014
The oral medication apremilast (Otezla, Celgene Corporation) has been approved to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the form of arthritis that affects some people with psoriasis. Typically, people develop psoriasis and are...
The oral medication apremilast (Otezla, Celgene Corporation) has been approved to treat adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the form of arthritis that affects some people with psoriasis. Typically, people develop psoriasis and are...
The oral medication apremilast...
04/14/2014
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Chief Medical Editor Message
04/14/2014
One of the advantages touted of primary care is that it is continuous, that the doctor knows the patient and may have cared for the patient as a child and perhaps for the patients’ family. Even so, medical care tends to be discontinuous,...
One of the advantages touted of primary care is that it is continuous, that the doctor knows the patient and may have cared for the patient as a child and perhaps for the patients’ family. Even so, medical care tends to be discontinuous,...
One of the advantages touted of...
04/14/2014
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
04/15/2014
A 32-year-old Caucasian male was referred to the dermatology clinic for alternative treatment options after an initial clinical diagnosis and a skin biopsy that suggested lymphomatoid papulosis.
A 32-year-old Caucasian male was referred to the dermatology clinic for alternative treatment options after an initial clinical diagnosis and a skin biopsy that suggested lymphomatoid papulosis.
A 32-year-old Caucasian male was...
04/15/2014
The Dermatologist
Industry News
04/14/2014
The MiraDry procedure, from Miramar Labs, received FDA 510(k) clearance for the new miraDry System for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis.
The MiraDry procedure, from Miramar Labs, received FDA 510(k) clearance for the new miraDry System for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis.
The MiraDry procedure, from...
04/14/2014
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