SUMMARY The palmoplantar keratodermas can be difficult to learn as they are rarely encountered in clinical practice. We have found the following table helpful for highlighting the key features of…

INTRODUCTION A 54-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast carcinoma with bilateral mastectomy presented for evaluation of a new-onset rash after initiation of treatment with capecitabine. The patient has…

INTRODUCTION A Caucasian female, aged 3 years, presented to our clinic for evaluation of asymptomatic, slowly enlarging pink and brown scaly plaques on her trunk and extremities, which had been…

INTRODUCTION The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has steadily increased in popularity over the past two decades. More than 70% of the US population has used CAM at…

LAVIV Fibrocell Science, Inc. has announced that clinical trial data demonstrating the effectiveness of LAVIV™ (azficel-T) for the improvement of the appearance of moderate-to-severe nasolabial fold wrinkles has been published…

ACNE A Phase II Open Label Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of a True Human Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Antibody (RA-18C3) in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Acne Vulgaris Sponsored…

JDD Senior Editor Neil Sadick MD is a dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon. He is currently on the executive board of the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS) and has served…

Today we are fortunate that Residents, Fellows, and Practitioners are finding new opportunities at improving their skill and knowledge of dermatologic surgery. Not long ago, training in dermatologic surgery was…

This July 2012 issue of JDD highlights pediatric dermatology and evolving therapy in disorders that impact children and adolescents. In fact, the papers assembled here display the breadth of diseases…

INTRODUCTION Atopic dermatitis (AD), or atopic eczema, is a chronic skin disorder with a high prevalence in children. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases…

INTRODUCTIONInfantile hemangioma is the most common tumor of infancy.1 Most infantile hemangiomas have a self-limiting and wellknown course, with proliferation and involution phases expected to be completed by age 5…