It’s Mnemonic Monday! AA SSTEP
This week's Derm In-Review Mnemonic is:
This mnemonic refers to the cross-reactivity of para-phenylenediamine, one common allergen in allergic contact dermatitis.
Study More!
Need a refresher on Allergic Contact Dermatitis concepts? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide:
Allergic Contact Dermatitis: 11, 51, 53, 54, 87, 97, 262, 264, 265
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This week's Derm In-Review Mnemonic is:
This mnemonic refers to the cross-reactivity of para-phenylenediamine, one common allergen in allergic contact dermatitis.
Study More!
Need a refresher on Allergic Contact Dermatitis concepts? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide:
Allergic Contact Dermatitis: 11, 51, 53, 54, 87, 97, 262, 264, 265
Don't have a copy? …
The following questions were submitted by attendees during the GW Virtual Acne Appraisal Conference held on July 30th, 2020. To watch the on-demand recording of each lecture presented during the conference, click here.
Topical Management of Acne – James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD
Is there any risk of minocycline foam causing minocycline-induced hyperpigmentation? Or is that more a …
You are at the end of a busy afternoon clinic, with only a single patient standing between you and freedom to go visit a good friend and watch the Stanley Cup playoffs, of course after completing a metric ton of electronic charting. The chart in the door (or more likely on the EMR tablet) says “CHIEF COMPLAINT: ACNE”. Do you smile or groan? Acne vulgaris, or “common” acne, is itself among …
With the advent of biologics, patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis have experienced increased control of disease and improved quality of life. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are some of the earliest biologics prescribed for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and, more recently, hidradenitis suppurativa. In this month’s installment of Therapeutic Cheat Sheets, we discuss TNF inhi …
INTRODUCTION
Erosive pustular dermatosis (EPD) is a rare inflammatory skin disorder typically of the scalp in older patients characterized by crusted erosions, sterile pustules, skin atrophy, and scarring alopecia.1-3 However, few cases of leg involvement have been reported.4 EPD of the leg (EPDL) has been associated with venous leg ulcers (VLUs), venous insufficiency, and skin atrophy.1,5,6 It …