Sam’s Severe Sweating Story | Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month
Sam’s Severe Sweating Story
Like many people with primary hyperhidrosis (Hh) or excessive, uncontrollable sweating, I am most affected by Hh on the palms of my hands, soles of my feet, and in my underarms. My chronic extreme sweating isn’t caused by an underlying medical condition and it can occur at any time, even when I’m not hot, exercising, or in a stressful situation. Without treatme …
Sam’s Severe Sweating Story
Like many people with primary hyperhidrosis (Hh) or excessive, uncontrollable sweating, I am most affected by Hh on the palms of my hands, soles of my feet, and in my underarms. My chronic extreme sweating isn’t caused by an underlying medical condition and it can occur at any time, even when I’m not hot, exercising, or in a stressful situation. Without treatme … Continue reading "Sam’s Severe Sweating Story | Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month"
During the 2021 Skin of Color Update Virtual Conference, Dr. Hassan Galadari provided a highly anticipated lecture in which he discussed prevention and management of complications with dermal filler injections.
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The different types of dermal filers, shown above in Table 1, have been associated with a variety of c … 
A 42 year-old woman has the findings pictured, as well as erythematous patches on the upper chest and shoulders. No Raynaud's, polyarthritis, pulmonary, or cardiac involvement is noted. Which antibody might you expect to be present in this patient?
A. Anti-SRB
B. Anti-Jo-1
C. Anti-Mi-2
D. Anti-Ku
E. Anti-La
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here.
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Rosacea is defined by facial erythema and telangiectasias, two features that are more difficult to appreciate in patients with skin of color. To refine our ability to diagnose rosacea in all skin types, on day two of the 2021 Skin of Color Update virtual conference, we had an informative, evidence-based lecture, “Recognizing, Diagnosing, and Treating Rosacea in Patients with Skin of Color,” by … 
A 25 year-old previously healthy man presents with the skin findings shown, urethritis, and one month of peripheral arthritis. Which of the following is true regarding this condition?
A. Females and males are equally affected
B. A chronic deforming arthritis occurs in 20%
C. TNF-alpha inhibiting agents have no role in the treatment of this condition
D. Patients must have urethritis …