INTRODUCTION It is well known that many disease processes manifest in areas of trauma. For example, psoriasis can occur in predisposed individuals from an inciting event such as an excoriation.…
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INTRODUCTION Griscelli syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by partial albinism, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, hepatitis, immunologic abnormalities, and lymphohistiocytosis.1 Here, we describe a case of Griscelli syndrome associated…
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INTRODUCTION Radiation therapy is a commonly used and clinically important treatment for a variety of malignancies. The limiting factor in radiation treatment is often skin tolerance, as radiation injury to…
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Spray-On Cell-Based Therapy and Leg Ulcers The results of a multicenter, phase-2 trial that shows the efficacy of a spray-on, cell-based treatment of venous leg ulcers was published August 2…
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ACNE VULGARISA Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Gevokizumab in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Acne Vulgaris Sponsored by XOMA (US), LLC, the purpose of…
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Maritza I. Perez MDMaritza I. Perez MD is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine where she also completed her residency in dermatology. In addition, she…
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Mark Lebwohl MD graduated from Columbia College in 1974 and from Harvard Medical School in 1978. He completed residencies in internal medicine and dermatology, both at Mount Sinai. Dr. Lebwohl…
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We recently had a 29-year-old leprosy patient with a giant 13-cm PPD skin reaction including induration plus erythema. He had a positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold assay, a negative chest X-ray, and…
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Vennegaard et al. report on the similarities of miR-21, miR-142-3p, miR-142-5p, miR-223 comparing Diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) in humans to 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB) in mice1 and open an important unexplored area of contact…
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Crowdsourcing is a novel method of medical data collection, where patients go online to submit data regarding their disease symptoms and responses to treatments.1-4 Crowdsourcing research data has potential advantages…
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INTRODUCTION Ingenol mebutate (Picato®) is a recently FDA approved topical agent for the treatment of actinic keratosis with as little as a 2 or 3 day treatment.1, 2 This drug…
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