Great Cases from the JDD: Wound Healing Using Reflectance Confocal Microscopy
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) is a new noninvasive skin imaging modality that is comparable to traditional histopathology. Authors Radhika Srivastava BA, Catherine Reilly BS, Gina Francisco MBS, Hamza Bhatti DO, and Babar K. Rao MD present serial in vivo RCM imaging of an atypical nevus after shave excision over a 1-month period. Findings on RCM images are consistent with the inflammatory, …
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) is a new noninvasive skin imaging modality that is comparable to traditional histopathology. Authors Radhika Srivastava BA, Catherine Reilly BS, Gina Francisco MBS, Hamza Bhatti DO, and Babar K. Rao MD present serial in vivo RCM imaging of an atypical nevus after shave excision over a 1-month period. Findings on RCM images are consistent with the inflammatory, … Continue reading "Great Cases from the JDD: Wound Healing Using Reflectance Confocal Microscopy"
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 … 
It’s time for a review of Dr. Adam Friedman’s presentation, “Complexities of Managing Inflammatory Diseases,” which was another one of the popular lectures from ODAC 2018. This lecture was case-based and full of helpful pearls. So let’s get to it!
CASE #1: 70-year-old female with red, pruritic “rash” involving her face, trunk, and extremities for several months. The rest of her hi … 
INTRODUCTION
Periocular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common eyelid malignancy concomitant with ocular morbidity and quality of life impact.1,2 Orbital invasion occurs in 2% of cases and poses challenges for management.1,3 JDD authors highlight a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of advanced periocular BCC.
CASE
JDD authors discuss a 56-year-old male who presente … 
Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare, autoinflammatory condition, with acute, severe flares of diffuse sterile pustules and systemic symptoms that can be life-threatening. Historically, cyclosporine, methotrexate, retinoids, and biologics modulating the interleukin-17 (IL-17), IL-23, and tumor necrosis factor α pathways have been used off-label for management.1 Aberrant IL-36 signaling … 