Patient Buzz: Misdiagnosed Skin Conditions
Women’s Health recently wrote an article about four skin conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed. Why do primary care providers sometimes misdiagnose common skin conditions? What conditions are challenging for dermatologists to diagnose? What steps can a dermatologist take to make a differential diagnosis?
For expert advice, I contacted Steve Daveluy, MD, FAAD, associate professor and pr …
Women’s Health recently wrote an article about four skin conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed. Why do primary care providers sometimes misdiagnose common skin conditions? What conditions are challenging for dermatologists to diagnose? What steps can a dermatologist take to make a differential diagnosis?
For expert advice, I contacted Steve Daveluy, MD, FAAD, associate professor and pr … Continue reading "Patient Buzz: Misdiagnosed Skin Conditions"
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember conditions associated with angioid streaks with the following mnemonic:
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Anemia, sickle cell
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Paget’s disease of the bone
Lead poisoning
Ehlers-Danlos
Sclerosis, tuberous
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Actinic keratoses represent the most common dermatologic diagnosis in patients older than 45 years old in the United States and account for 5.2 million visits annually.1 Cutaneous field cancerization represents areas with a high burden of both clinical and subclinical actinic damage. Cryotherapy can often be combined with topical chemotherapy for a synergistic approach. We continue our series, The … 
The following is a summary of one of the many Q&A sessions held during the 2020 Skin of Color Virtual Update. During this particular session, questions were moderated by SOCU Co-Chair Dr. Andrew Alexis and answered by Drs. Ginette Okoye and Candrice Heath. The audience posed important questions and the faculty offered insightful answers regarding atopic dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, h … 
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember the cutaneous and systemic manifestations of Noonan Syndrome with multiple lentigines (formerly LEOPARD syndrome) with the following mnemonic:
LEOPARD Syndrome
Lentigines
EKG abnormalities
Ocular hypertelorism
Pulmonary stenosis
Abnormal genitals
Retarded growth
Deafness
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