CASE REPORT A 61-year-old man was referred from the oncology department for a generalized, highly pruritic eruption of 8 weeks’ duration. Three months earlier, he had successfully received an allogeneic…

Mayo Clinic Arizona is one of the rare programs offering a categorical position in dermatology, combining a one-year transitional year at our local hospital with three years of dermatology training.…

INTRODUCTION Diagnosing tongue and mouth problems can be challenging especially when starting dermatology. Many of the diagnoses are simple such as geographic tongue and Fordyce spot requiring little studying to…

CASE REPORTA 21 year-old female presented to dermatology for evaluation of growing tumors on her feet. Lesions were asymptomatic and appeared in early childhood. However, walking and wearing shoes was…

Hair Loss in the Dermatology Office: An Update on Alopecia AreataINTRODUCTIONHair loss is a frequent clinical complaint encountered by dermatologists, and alopecia areata (AA)-induced hair loss is responsible for 0.7…

Tri-Luma Galderma Laboratories, L.P.’s has announced that healthcare providers may now write prescriptions for Tri-Luma® Cream (fluocinolone acetonide 0.01%, hydroquinone 4%, tretinoin 0.05%). This is the only FDA-approved triple combination…

ERYTHEMAA Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Masked, Crossover Design Study to Compare Efficacy and Assess Safety of CD07805/47 Gel 0.5% Applied Once Daily vs Azelaic Acid Gel 15% Applied Twice Daily in…

INTRODUCTIONVitiligo is a common autoimmune inflammatory disease where there is an absence, deficiency, or dysfunction of melanocytes.1-4 There are many standard therapies for vitiligo, such as psoralen combined with ultraviolet…

INTRODUCTION The sign of Leser-Trélat (SLT) is the sudden appearance or significant increase in size and number of seborrheic keratoses (SKs) associated with an internal malignancy, especially those of the…

INTRODUCTIONHyaluronic acid (HA), a linear glycosaminoglycan that is naturally produced in conjunctive tissues, was first isolated in the vitreous of cows’ eyes in 1934. HA is a chain of disaccharide…

For decades, acne has been and remains one of the most common diseases diagnosed and treated by dermatologists. Despite this prominence in our field, a full understanding of the pathogenesis…

INTRODUCTION As dermatologists, acne is the bread and butter of our practice, yet the disease harbors many mysteries as to the sequence of events leading to the development of its…