Management of Keloids: Beyond the Surgical Approach
Although this may be a big assumption, I would venture to guess that training in the management of keloids has, for many residents, consisted primarily of topical and intralesional therapies—namely steroids and silicone. While steroids and silicone may be a fantastic name for a reality television show about the exciting lives of female bodybuilders, in real life it can be a pretty unimaginative …
Although this may be a big assumption, I would venture to guess that training in the management of keloids has, for many residents, consisted primarily of topical and intralesional therapies—namely steroids and silicone. While steroids and silicone may be a fantastic name for a reality television show about the exciting lives of female bodybuilders, in real life it can be a pretty unimaginative … Continue reading "Management of Keloids: Beyond the Surgical Approach"
The type of repair depicted in the photograph is a:
A. Rhombic flap
B. Nasolabial transposition flap
C. Rotation flap
D. Full-thickness skin graft
E. Island pedicle flap
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Authors Julie K. Nguyen MD, Silvia Mancebo MD, Brady Bleicher MD, and Jared Jagdeo MD MS present a case report of a patient with localized porokeratosis lesions on the face and extremities. Brought to you by the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, a product of SanovaWorks.
Introduction
Porokeratosis is a disorder of epidermal keratinization that encompasses multiple clinical variants based on d …
The picture shown is considered to be diagnostic for what type of epidermolysis bullosa:
A. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa- Non Herlitz type
B. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa- Herlitz type
C. Dowling-Meara form of Epidermolysis Bullous simplex
D. Dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
E. Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
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