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Clinical Trial Report
June 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 6 | Features | 643 | Copyright © June 2015
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select ...
Read MoreTopical Calcipotriol Therapy for Mild-to-Moderate Alopecia Areata: A Retrospective Study
June 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 616 | Copyright © June 2015
BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata (AA) is considered a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease characterized by patchy loss of hair from scalp and other body parts with no definitive treatment. Calcipotriol is a...
Read MoreSafe and Efficacious Use of Intralesional Steroids for the Treatment of Focally Resistant Mycosis Fungoides
May 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 466 | Copyright © May 2015
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is a cancer of skin-homing T cells, of which mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common variant. MF treatments range from topical steroids to systemic chemotherapy. Resistant ...
Read MoreThe Role of the Cutaneous Microbiome in Skin Cancer: Lessons Learned from the Gut
May 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 461 | Copyright © May 2015
The human microbiome has recently gained prominence as a major factor in health and disease. Here we review the literature regarding the microbiome and cancer and suggest how the microbiome may be man...
Read MoreCharacterization and Assessment of Nanoencapsulated Sanguinarine Chloride as a Potential Treatment for Melanoma
May 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 453 | Copyright © May 2015
Sanguinarine has a history of use in both folk medicine and early dermatology for the treatment of cutaneous neoplasms. Applied indiscriminately, bloodroot is an escharotic agent with potential to cau...
Read MorePipeline Previews
March 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 3 | Features | 320 | Copyright © March 2015
Pipeline Previews brings to you information on the newest drugs and medical products as they become available to the dermatologic community. This department may include additional information from the...
Read MorePipeline Previews
February 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 2 | Features | 205 | Copyright © February 2015
Pipeline Previews brings to you information on the newest drugs and medical products as they become available to the dermatologic community. This department may include additional information from the...
Read MoreClearance of Psoriasis: The Impact of Private Versus Public Insurance
February 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 119 | Copyright © February 2015
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis treatments and therapeutic response as they relate to private versus public patient insurance in the United States have not yet been reviewed. Improved understanding could clarif...
Read MoreSafe and Efficacious Use of a Topical Retinoid Under Occlusion for the Treatment of Mycosis Fungoides
December 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 12 | Editorials | 1479 | Copyright © December 2014
The Biology, Structure, and Function of Eyebrow Hair
January 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 1 | Supplement Individual Articles | 12 | Copyright © January 2014
Eyebrow hair serves many important biologic and aesthetic functions. This article reviews the structure and function of the hair follicle, as well as hair follicle morphogenesis and cycling. Eyebrow h...
Read MoreClinical Trial Review
January 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 1 | Features | 96 | Copyright © January 2014
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select...
Read MoreResident Rounds. Part III. Case Report: Flagellate Erythema With Dermatographism
January 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 1 | Features | 87 | Copyright © January 2014
Flagellate erythema occurs following the consumption of raw or undercooked shitake mushrooms, in associated with autoimmune disease, and after bleomycin treatment. A dramatic case of shitake mushroom-...
Read MoreSign and Pseudo-Sign of Leser-Trelat
January 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 1 | Editorials | 14 | Copyright © January 2014
Clinical Trial Review
December 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 12 | Features | 1496 | Copyright © December 2013
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select...
Read MoreNonsurgical Treatment Options for Basal Cell Carcinoma - Focus on Advanced Disease
December 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 12 | Original Article | 1369 | Copyright © December 2013
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer in the world. It is typically slow growing and usually effectively managed with surgery. However, BCCs in some patients are unsuitable for surgery...
Read MoreA Call to Limit Antibiotic Use in Acne
December 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 12 | Editorials | 1331 | Copyright © December 2013
With increasing urgency, national and international health authorities are calling for physicians to limit antibiotic use. Generally, physicians are familiar with efforts to reduce antibiotic pre...
Read MoreClinical Trial Review
November 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 11 | Features | 1308 | Copyright © November 2013
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select ...
Read MorePolymorphous Light Eruption Presenting as Pinhead Papular Eruption on the Face
November 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 11 | Case Reports | 1285 | Copyright © November 2013
Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) is the most common of the immunologically mediated photodermatoses.1 Onset is typically within the first three decades of life and affects females two to t...
Read MoreEvaluation of the Antibiotic Properties of Glutathione
November 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1272 | Copyright © November 2013
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are growing in prevalence in both the outpatient and inpatient settings and are some of the most common diseases seen by dermatologists, who are often the firs...
Read MoreIdentifying Patients at Risk for Recurrent or Advanced BCC
November 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1244 | Copyright © November 2013
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common skin cancer and its incidence is on the rise worldwide. Clinical presentation and histologic examination are used for diagnosis and to stratify BCCs as either l...
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