INTRODUCTION A 56-year-old African American female presented to the hospital with a chief complaint of severe pain in her body. She has a history of having painful subcutaneous nodules for…

The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains a list of 17 neglected tropical diseases,1 defined as “a medically diverse group of infections caused by a variety of pathogens… pose a devastating…

Agenus and Cancer Vaccine for MelanomaAgenus Inc, a biotechnology company developing novel immune system activating treatments for cancers and infectious diseases, has announced initiation of a randomized Phase 2 trial…

A Clinical Outcomes Protocol of Photon/Proton Beam Radiation Therapy for Carcinoma of the Skin of the Head and Neck With Perineural Invasion This study is sponsored by the University of…

Acne vulgaris is the most frequent primary diagnosis reported by dermatologists.1 To some degree, it affects nearly all adolescents, presenting as comedones, papules and pustules and in severe cases nodules…

I read with great interest the recent article by Huang et al,1 bexarotene (BEX) may also have potent benefits for the treatment of various neurological disorders. For instance, recent data…

The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) has been dramatically increasing, with basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) accounting for about 80% of the tumors.1 In the last decade, huge efforts have…

INTRODUCTION The impairment of the health related quality of life (HRQoL) caused by psoriasis can be compared to other severe diseases such as ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,…

INTRODUCTIONPsoriasis is a common, lifelong, immune-mediated genetic disease, resulting in a substantial physical and emotional burden. In psoriasis, an activated cytokine network stimulates a cycle of ongoing inflammation and cellular…

INTRODUCTIONTopical corticosteroids (TC) are commonly regarded as a mainstay of AD therapy. However, there exist several problems including topical steroid addiction (TSA) or Red burning skin syndrome.1,2 There are a…

INTRODUCTIONDespite its ubiquity, a single definition for “sensitive skin” remains elusive and there is little agreement among dermatologists beyond heightened sensitivity on its symptomatology.1 Most of the research data currently…

INTRODUCTION Patients with heavily sun-damaged skin frequently have a substantial burden of actinic keratosis (AK) and subclinical AKs that are commonly treated with topical therapy to target large areas. Although…