INTRODUCTION Etanercept is a fusion protein with affinity for soluble tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment…

The Department of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), was founded in the early 1960s, and has grown to include close to 40 full-time faculty members and…

INTRODUCTION Recent estimates suggest that psoriasis affects between two and 3.5 percent of adults in the United States (U.S.), which corresponds to approximately 4.5 million to 8 million adults.1,2 Scalp…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank Erin Mathes, MD, for reviewing the content of these tables.DISCLOSURES No outside funding was required for this manuscript. There are no commercial products discussed in this manuscript,…

INTRODUCTION Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is a common recurrent skin disorder characterized by erythema and scaling, with occasional papule and plaque formation and variable pruritus. The plaques of SD often appear…

This trial was an investigator-initiated assessor blinded study of MetS and surrogate markers of increased CVD risk in pediatric psoriasis patients versus a control group of patients with warts. Our…

INTRODUCTION Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic autoimmune disease, characterized by skin and skeletal muscle inflammation, which often presents in insidious fashion. Classic dermatologic findings include a violaceous heliotrope rash around the…

INTRODUCTION Acne is one of the most common conditions seen in the dermatology clinic, and the highest incidence is recorded during puberty. However, adult cases are also common. Although not…

INTRODUCTION Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors—such as etanercept, infliximab and adalimumab—represent a powerful addition to the arsenal of treatments for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.1 However, several complications can occur with…

INTRODUCTION Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), also known as central serous retinopathy (CSR), is a visual impairment, often temporary, usually in a single eye, which mostly affects males in the age…

INTRODUCTION Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a recently described systemic fibrosing disorder that develops in the setting of renal insufficiency. The primary manifestations are cutaneous, and include progressive, often symmetric,…

CASE REPORT A 7-year-old male was seen in pediatric dermatology clinic for a lifelong history of blisters and skin discoloration. His family described blisters on the left heel and left…