INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease, which can affect the skin, nails and joints. Clinically nails are found to be involved in about 40% of cases at any point…
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INTRODUCTION For many patients, in-person access to a consultation with a board-certified dermatologist in a timely fashion can be difficult. With the advent of a global pandemic by the novel…
INTRODUCTION Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering disease. Most prevalent in the eighth and ninth decades of life, the incidence of BP continues to increase.1 Owing to…
CASE 1 A 17-year-old Middle Eastern female presented with 7-year history of progressive, diffuse keloids on the chest and back with concomitant poorly controlled acne vulgaris in a similar distribution….
INTRODUCTION The prevalence of dermatologic disease is rising in Southeast Asia. As such, clinicians in this region search to identify risk factors and diagnostic markers to better understand these conditions…
INTRODUCTION Verruca vulgaris is a common cutaneous manifestation of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection that presents as hyperkeratotic, cauliflower-like papules with central black petechiae; it is most often found on the…
INTRODUCTION Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic and burdensome inflammatory skin disease. Classically, AD is characterized as a relapsing, itchy, red, rash with a predilection for skin flexures, presenting mainly…
INTRODUCTION A healthy SC is critical in preventing water loss, maintaining relative barrier impermeability, and protecting against external aggressors.1 One of the critical compositions of SC is the lipid matrix….
INTRODUCTION The lower third of the face is a barometer of both the biologic and physical aging, also reflecting the person’s emotional status. Facial expressions and communication are linked and…
INTRODUCTION Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) is an injectable biodegradable biostimulator that promotes collagen production.1 PLLA has been shown to induce an inflammatory response whereby the injected microparticles are encapsulated by host…
INTRODUCTION Full lips are associated with a youthful appearance, while thinning of the visible red lip indicates natural aging. Lip augmentation is a procedure designed to increase vermilion height, create…
