INTRODUCTIONThe term “brittle nail syndrome” refers to nails that tend to peel, chip, split, crack, fray, or layer, and are fragile, thin, ragged, rough, dull, brittle, and/or break easily. This…

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disease that affects 1% to 3% of the general population.1,2 Recent studies have shown that psoriasis is not just an inflammatory skin disease,…

INTRODUCTIONFollicular-unit hair transplantation (FUT) is the gold standard in hair restoration surgery.1,2,4,5,7 On occipital donor scalp, Langer’s lines, ie, lines of minimum tension, are on the horizontal axis, parallel to…

INTRODUCTION Hailey-Hailey disease, or familial benign chronic pemphigus was first described by the Hailey brothers in 1939. It is a rare genodermatosis inherited in an autosomal dominant manner with variable…

INTRODUCTIONOnychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail plate and subungual area, with a high global incidence of 2–18%.1 Most treatment is with topical or oral administration of antifungal agents.…

INTRODUCTION Melanoma is a rare yet deadly disease in the pediatric population, and often has distinct clinical attributes compared with adult melanoma. Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results…

CASE REPORT A 29-year-old woman presented to dermatology clinic with an allergic reaction to a tattoo she had received two weeks previously. She was otherwise in excellent health, took no…

INTRODUCTIONCancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, with deaths from cancer projected to continue rising in the next decade. Cutaneous metastases from visceral malignancies can be notoriously variable in…

BACKGROUNDLong-term treatment with antiretroviral medications, especially with protease inhibitors, has been shown to cause a syndrome called HIV-associated lipodystrophy.1 Lipodystrophy manifests as both lipoatrophy in the face and extremities and…

INTRODUCTION A 30-year-old healthy man with no history of medication use presented with a two-year history of a pruritic, waxing and waning rash on his head, neck and trunk. On…

The dermatology residency at the University of Vermont has been in existence for over a decade and now trains 6 residents at the state’s academic medical center, accepting two candidates…

There are many items in the differential diagnosis of genital ulcers. DISCLOSURES None of the authors have declared any relevant conflicts. AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCEJoseph C. Pierson MD……........................................ joseph.pierson@uvm.edu