Skin Eruption – March 17th, 2023
A 62-year old patient was admitted for new-onset shortness of breath secondary to pneumonia. Dermatology was consulted to evaluate a pruritic skin eruption affecting multiple body sites. She denied prior skin problems, and antihistamines failed to improve the it …
A 62-year old patient was admitted for new-onset shortness of breath secondary to pneumonia. Dermatology was consulted to evaluate a pruritic skin eruption affecting multiple body sites. She denied prior skin problems, and antihistamines failed to improve the it … 
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, director of the Skin of Color Division for the University of Miami Department of Dermatology. There’s more to pigmentary disorders than melasma and vitiligo. Watch as Dr. Woolery-Lloyd outlines disorders of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. Learn why time matters in treating lichen planus … 
Which of the following is least likely to be associated with the condition depicted in the image?
A. Insulin-dependent diabetes
B. Pernicious anemia
C. Pseudotumor cerebri
D. Hashimoto's thyroiditis
E. Grave's disease
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Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference, interviewed Dr. Iltefat Hamzavi, dermatologist with Henry Ford Health and associate professor of dermatology at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Hamzavi addresses how to diagnose and treat hypopigmentation, a catch-all for pigmentary conditions where the pigment is not too dark or complete … 
The operational wavelength of the most common laser used to treat the disorder depicted in this image is:
A. 1064 nm
B. 308 nm
C. 595 nm
D. 755 nm
E. 532 nm
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