Friday Pop Quiz 8/22/2025
A 70-year-old man presents for Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) to remove a 2.3-cm squamous cell carcinoma from the right temple. The procedure is expected to require multiple stages and a complex linear repair. His medical history includes atrial fibrillation and peripheral arterial disease. He is taking warfarin …
A 70-year-old man presents for Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) to remove a 2.3-cm squamous cell carcinoma from the right temple. The procedure is expected to require multiple stages and a complex linear repair. His medical history includes atrial fibrillation and peripheral arterial disease. He is taking warfarin … 
ODAC Co-Chair Dr. Adam Friedman says some nuanced changes in recently published scientific literature have changed the way he approaches rosacea. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with the ODAC Dermatology Conference, interviewed Dr. Friedman, who addressed the latest understanding of rosacea triggers. Should your still tell your rosacea patients to avoid coffee? Find out what the latest researc … 
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Women’s Health/AOL profiled a dermatologic condition often mistaken for acne. While commonly known as “fungal acne,” Malassezia folliculitis is not a form of acne but an infection due to overgrowth of the Malassezia yeast. The signs are itchy, red bumps that commonly appear on the trunk and upper arms.
For expert tips in diagnosing and treating Malassezia folliculitis, I interviewed San D … 
Your patient with extensive actinic damage and many of the lesions seen here is interested in field therapy with a light-based modality. On a cellular level, how does photodynamic therapy kill cells that make up this lesion?
A. Heat shock proteins
B. Inhibition of pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis
C. Neutrophil-mediated, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
D. Reactive singlet ox …