May JDD Highlights
Daily intake resulted in significant increase of terminal and vellus hairs at day 90 and day 180 in A Six-Month, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Nutraceutical Supplement for Promoting Hair Growth in Women With Self-Perceived Thinning Hair
Authors investigate patient and tumor characteristics in Demographic and Tumor Characteristics of Patients Younger Than 50 Years With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Referred for Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Tang, Hanke, and Caro highlight the path of discovery in Vismodegib and the Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitors: A Historical Perspective to Current Clinical Application
Authors recommend surgeons give attention to tumor size when counseling patients on possibility of postop complications in A Retrospective Analysis of Complication Rates in Mohs Micrographic Surgery Patients With Clinically Large Tumors and Tumors With Aggressive Subclinical Extension
Dermatologists report great variety in their total body skin examination practices in Dermatologist Practices During Total Body Skin Examinations: A Survey Study
Patients younger than 40 years are more than twice as likely to develop basal cell carcinoma at the forehead and there may be other age- and gender-associated differences in Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma in Patients Younger Than 40
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: What the Dermatologist Should Know highlights prominent findings to help derms diagnose and manage CRPS patient care.
The Role of IL-17 in the Human Immune System and Its Blockage as a Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Psoriatic Arthritis reviews IL-17, its role in the immune system, and how inhibiting it will improve patient care.
Factors Affecting Dermatologists’ Use of a 31-Gene Expression Profiling Test as an Adjunct for Predicting Metastatic Risk in Cutaneous Melanoma discusses a potential missed opportunity for diagnosing high risk patients.
Degradation of Hylauronic Acid Fillers Using Hyaluronidase in an InVivo Model shows a correlation between the hyaluronidase dose and HA filler degradation.
Zirwas and Fichtel describe an inexpensive and simple treatment for Keratosis pilaris in Chlorine Dioxide Complex Cleanser: A New Agent With Rapid Efficacy for Keratosis Pilaris
A Natural Cream-to-Powder Formulation Developed for the Prevention of Diaper Dermatitis in Diaper-Wearing Infants and Children: Barrier Property and In-Use Tolerance Studies demonstrates a formulation based on natural ingredients is safe and effective.
Gene Expression Analysis Differentiates Melanomas from Spitz Nevi suggests it may be easier to differentiate Spitz nevi from melanomas in children and young adults by non-invasive gene expression than by surgical biopsy plus histopathology.
May JDD Editor Picks
Dermatologist Practices During Total Body Skin Examinations: A Survey Study
Evan A. Rieder MD, Euphemia W. Mu MD, Jenny Wang BS, David E. Cohen MD, Darrell S. Rigel MD, and Mary L. Stevenson MD
Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma in Patients Younger Than 40
Ardeshir Edward Nadimi MD, Yizhao Zhou MS, Jaeil Ahn PhD, Ali Hendi MD
Glynis Ablon MD FAAD and Sophia Kogan MD
Ardeshir Edward Nadimi MD, Yizhao Zhou MS, Jaeil Ahn PhD, Ali Hendi MD
Degradation of Hylauronic Acid Fillers Using Hyaluronidase in an InVivo Model
Rodrigo Moraes Ferraz MD, Ulrika Sandkvist MSc, and Björn Lundgren PhD
Podcast
Dermatologist Practices During Total Body Skin Examinations: A Survey Study
Evan A. Rieder MD, Euphemia W. Mu MD, Jenny Wang BS, David E. Cohen MD, Darrell S. Rigel MD, and Mary L. Stevenson MD
