JDD case reports

Verrucous Psoriasis: Rare Variant and Novel Treatment
Verrucous PsoriasisJDD authors Dimitra Xenopoulou MS, Christopher Pochat MS, and Evelyn Greco DO present the findings of a successful treatment for verrucous psoriasis.  CASE A 64-year-old female presented to the outpatient clinic for the evaluation of flaking and itchy lesions on her bilateral hands and feet that were present for several months and caused difficulty with activities of daily living. Inconsist …
Verrucous Psoriasis
Placement of High Dose Neurotoxins for Treatment-Resistant Rosacea
rosaceaRosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by facial flushing, erythema, telangiectasias, and papulopustular lesions. Treatment for rosacea includes limiting inciting factors and reducing inflammation with topical and oral therapies. Traditional therapies primarily focus on the papulopustular or background erythematotelangiectatic component of rosacea, leaving symptoms of flush …
rosacea
Leukemia Cutis in Skin of Color
leukemia cutisThe various presentations of many dermatologic conditions among various skin types are slowly being elucidated throughout the recent years. These differences present as an issue as it leads to delayed diagnosis, treatment, and poorer quality of life. Herein, JDD authors  Susuana Adjei MD, et al.  present the characteristics of leukemia cutis in a skin of color patient with diagnosed chronic myel …
leukemia cutis
Rituximab-Induced Alopecia Universalis in a Patient With Bullous Pemphigoid
Alopecia areata is a CD8+ T-lymphocyte driven autoimmune disorder leading to reversible hair loss. While most commonly presenting as isolated well-demarcated non-cicatricial alopecic patches on the scalp, subtypes of alopecia areata include alopecia totalis with loss of all scalp hair and alopecia universalis with complete loss of all body hair. Although primarily an idiopathic condition, several …
Severe Psoriasis Presenting in 3-Year-Old Child With Nail Dystrophy
psoriasis Severe Psoriasis Presenting in 3-Year-Old Child With Nail Dystrophy: Response to Biologic Treatment Danielle Rinck MDa, Elaine Siegfried MDb aBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA | bSaint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO J Drugs Dermatol. 2022;21(8):897-899. doi:10.36849/JDD.6888   A previously healthy 3-year-old boy presented to our Pediatric Derm …
psoriasis