BACKGROUNDDermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon dermal and subcutaneous neoplasm with a predilection for the trunk of young to middle-aged adults. The tumor presents clinically as solitary or multiple skin-colored,…

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory skin disease that affects approximately 3% of the population in the United States (U.S.),1 or 6.4 million people.2 Recently, more emphasis has been…

INTRODUCTION Pruritus is a common aspect of many conditions including urticaria, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, renal failure and cholestasis. It is generally recognized that pruritus has a profound effect on quality-of-life…

INTRODUCTIONPsoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory condition that occurs worldwide; frequency varies greatly among different racial and ethnic groups.1,2 The prevalence of psoriasis has been estimated at 1.3 percent in…

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is caused by the interplay of various cellular processes in the skin, including keratinocyte hyperplasia, vascular proliferation and lymphocyte infiltration.1 Its multi-factorial etiology calls for many therapeutic agents…

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…