Patient Buzz Series: Celebrities with Skin Conditions
This month’s Patient Buzz includes several articles about celebrities who are going public with their skin conditions. From melanoma to psoriatic arthritis to eczema, more patients may seek treatment because of the awareness celebrities are bringing to these conditions.
Be prepared for your patients’ questions by perusing these dermatology articles from the consumer press:
Allure: ASDS …
This month’s Patient Buzz includes several articles about celebrities who are going public with their skin conditions. From melanoma to psoriatic arthritis to eczema, more patients may seek treatment because of the awareness celebrities are bringing to these conditions.
Be prepared for your patients’ questions by perusing these dermatology articles from the consumer press:
Allure: ASDS … Continue reading "Patient Buzz Series: Celebrities with Skin Conditions"
This is a genodermatosis. Which statement is INCORRECT?
A. Nikolsky's sign can be positive.
B. Has a predilection for neck/ axillae, intertriginous areas.
C. The responsible gene is ATP2C1.
D. The responsible gene encodes a Ca2+ pump located in the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
E. Superinfection with herpes simplex virus can occur in the genital region.
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What is the sensitizer for this flower?
A. Sesquiterpene lactone
B. Pentadecylcatechol
C. Tuliposide A
D. Diallyl disulfide
E. Primin
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This patient also has extensive oral erosions. He tells you his only new medication is dicloxacillin, which he is taking for impetigo. How many days prior to development of the pictured eruption did this patient most likely begin taking dicloxacillin?
A. Hours-2 days
B. 7-21 days
C. 21-56 days
D. 60-90 days
E. >180 days
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Here are the highlights from the September issue of JDD!
For African American women, concerns about facial aging may be more about pigmentary concerns and shifts in underlying soft tissue volume in Understanding the Female African American Facial Aesthetic Patient.
Authors evaluate long-term safety and efficacy of ATX-101 for submental fat reduction in ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Ac … 