INTRODUCTION Psoralea corylifolia is a plant found in the southern United States, India, and China that is used in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine due to its anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and…
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INTRODUCTION Disparities and inequities exist in dermatological access and outcomes, associated with demographics such as socioeconomic status (SES) and geography.1,2 Some studies have documented barriers to care and treatment adherence…
INTRODUCTION The chest is often neglected in terms of skincare and sun protection which reveals a person’s age and is becoming significant concern for many patients who want to avoid…
INTRODUCTION We read with great interest the recent publication by Fölster-Holst et al1 in the May issue of Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, which offered a brief update on the…
INTRODUCTION Precision medicine has been a long-promised goal in patient care, and with the advent of technologies that comprehensively collect large data sets and the corresponding computational tools to parse…
INTRODUCTION Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is a common cancer with an annual incidence in the United States of over 3 million new diagnoses.1,2 There are 2 major subtypes: basal cell…
INTRODUCTION Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a cicatricial alopecia that presents with patchy or diffuse hair loss at the vertex or parietal scalp. Although there is no gold standard therapy, most…
INTRODUCTION Verruca vulgaris, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the epidermis, is a highly prevalent dermatologic condition, particularly in children and young adults.1 Clonal proliferation of infected keratinocytes leads…
INTRODUCTION Immune checkpoint inhibitors including programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors show great therapeutic benefit for numerous advanced malignancies, but cause a spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), with cutaneous…
INTRODUCTION Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is typically associated with mild to moderate pain on the day of surgery and first postoperative day that is often well-managed with over the counter…
INTRODUCTION Skin of color is defined as Fitzpatrick skin types (FST) IV, V, or VI in individuals of Hispanic/ Latino, African, or Asian descent. Over the next two decades, people…
INTRODUCTION SARS-CoV-2 infection has been associated with a variety of changes in the nail unit,1 namely nail fold capillary changes,2 pernio-like changes known as COVID-toes or COVID-fingers3-5 positive for SARS-CoV-2…
