Issue Archive
June 2003 | Volume 2 | Issue 3
Original Articles
What's New in Fillers?
This article is an in-depth review of various materials and products that have been used for the augmentation of soft tissue in the past, and covers several new products, methods, and techniques that...
Read MoreTreatment of Rosacea with Intense Pulsed Light
Rosacea is a chronic disease that affects millions of men and women. Topical and oral antibiotics are effective, yet often leave individuals with treatment plateau associated erythema and persistent ...
Read MoreThe National Psoriasis Foundation Psoriasis Score (NPF-PS) System versus the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) and Physicians's Global Assessment (PGA)
The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and Physician Global Assessment (PGA) are commonly used, but fail to measure quality of life and the patient’s perception of well-being. In respons...
Read MoreUse and Abuse of Topical Corticosterids in Infections of the Skin and Related Structures
Topical corticosteroids have improved the management of many inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. However, these medications are associated with certain adverse effect...
Read MoreDrug Eruptions: Approaching the Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Skin Diseases
Adverse drug reactions are a major problem in drug therapy, and cutaneous drug reactions account for a large proportion of all adverse drug reactions. Cutaneous drug reactions are also a challenging ...
Read MoreLip Lifts
Our lift lip technique consists of an excision of the white part of the upper lip directly beneath the nose in the shape of a ‘bull’s-horn’, with advancement of the inferior borde...
Read MoreUse of Dermoscopy to Monitor Melanoctic Lesions: Risks and Benefits
The Skin Cancer Foundation is the only national and international organization devoted exclusively to malignancies of the skin. It conducts public and medical education programs and provides support f...
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Case Reports
Erythema Gyratum Repens in a Case of Resolving Psoriasis
Erythema gyratum repens (EGR) is a rare skin syndrome often associated with internal malignancies, and thus considered paraneoplastic1. There are cases of erythema gyratum repens in the literature as...
Read MoreGeneralized Eruptive Keratoacanthoma of Grzybowski
We describe the case of a 71-year-old woman with a six-year history of generalized eruptive keratoacanthomas on the extremities. We review the diagnostic clinical and histologic features of the rare ...
Read MoreMinocycline-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia presenting as Schamberg's Disease Schamberg Disease
Minocycline hydrochloride, a synthetic tetracycline, is a systemic antibiotic that has received much attention over the past several years. Currently, minocycline is considered the most widely prescri...
Read MoreFluticasone-Associated Cutaneous Allergic Granulomatous Vasculitis
Allergic granulomatous vasculitis, or Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a small-vessel, multisystem vasculitis that can affect the skin, lungs, heart, and nervous system. Recent reports have implicated leuk...
Read MoreA Case of Sacoidosis Mimicking Rhinophyma
A 54-year-old man presented with symmetric, bulbous, nodular enlargement of his nasal tip and ala. At first inspection, the changes appeared to be consistent with rhinophyma, but biopsy revealed nonc...
Read MoreDyshidrotic-like Spongiotic Dermatitis after Intravenous Immunogolulin Therapy
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy has been used to treat a variety of immune mediated disorders. Cutaneous reactions to IVIG are rare and have only been anecdotally described. We describe thr...
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