Issue Archive
July 2007 | Volume 6 | Issue 7
Original Articles
A New Approach to Comparing Efficacy Results from Clinical Trials of Topical Acne Vulgaris Treatments
Clinicians must evaluate a voluminous amount of information from clinical trials when choosing among the growing number of topical acne treatments. This article describes a simple way to evaluate and...
Read MoreRepair of Partial and Complete Earlobe Clefts: A Review of 21 Methods
Background: Partially or completely spilt earlobes are a common reason for patient presentation to the cosmetic surgeon. Methods: In this article, we review the different techniques of repairing both...
Read MoreNeoplastic Skin Lesions in Iranian Renal Transplant Recipients: The Role of Immunosuppressive Therapy
Background: Immunosuppressive therapy is believed to be one of the most important risk factors in the development of skin cancer in renal transplant recipients. Objective: Our purpose was to determi...
Read MoreMelanoma in situ with Epidermal Effacement: A Compelling Adjunctive FindingLady C. Dy MD, Larry J. Buckel MD, Robert M. Hurwitz MD
Since many studies have shown the discordant diagnoses of melanocytic lesions among pathologists despite the existence of an established histologic criteria, we sought to refine the histologic criter...
Read MoreA Single-Arm, Open-Label Efficacy and Tolerability Study of Diclofenac Sodium 3% Gel for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis of the Upper and Lower LipChristopher Nelson MD, James Spencer MD, Christopher Nelson Jr MD
Objectives and Methods: This study is an evaluation of patients diagnosed with actinic keratosis (AK) lesions of the upper and lower lip (both cutaneous and mucosal surfaces), with at least one lesio...
Read MoreA Novel Hydrogel Vehicle Formulated for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic cyclical inflammatory skin disease that is increasing in incidence. Twenty percent of those affected with AD are infants and young children. Despite the developmen...
Read MoreNovel Eye Cream Containing a Mixture of Human Growth Factors and Cytokines for Periorbital Skin Rejuvenation
Evidence of the signs associated with skin aging often first appears in the periorbital area and includes wrinkles, eyelid bags, circles around the eye, or a “tired†look. This multicente...
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Features
Case Reports
Successful Adjuvant Treatment of Recalcitrant Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid with Anti-CD20 Antibody Rituximab
Rituximab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against CD20-positive B cells and originally developed for the treatment of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. We report a case of severe mucous membrane pem...
Read MoreSuccessful Treatment of Hailey-Hailey Disease with Acitretin
Hailey-Hailey disease is an autosomal dominant skin condition characterized by waxing and waning painful and pruritic vesicles and plaques affecting the intertriginous areas. Its pathogenesis involve...
Read MoreSubacute Annular Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Treated with Etanercept and Cyclosporine Combination
We present a case of a 36-year-old man with a 20-year history of stable plaque psoriasis admitted to our inpatient dermatology unit with subacute annular pustular psoriasis. Two weeks prior to admiss...
Read MoreAlopecia Induced by Lopinavir plus Ritonavir Therapy in an HIV Patient
The most commonly reported side effects related to lopinavir/ritonavir are diarrhea, vomiting, headache, nausea, and increased serum triglycerides and cholesterol levels. About 4% of the patients pre...
Read MoreExacerbation of Myasthenia Gravis during Imiquimod Treatment
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that can be exacerbated by interferon. We report a case of imiquimod-related exacerbation of myasthenia gravis...
Read MoreSerum Sickness-like Reaction to Cefuroxime: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
We report a case of a 34-year-old woman who received cefuroxime, a second-generation cephalosporin, as treatment for mastitis. She subsequently developed a serum sickness-like reaction (SSLR) with a ...
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