Celebrating the Life of Marta Rendon, MD | 1957-2021
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Every time I think of Marta Rendon, I smile…before, now and forever more.
Simply put, Marta brought joy. To her family; her handsome son, Juan, her long-time life partner, Dr. Bret Ribotsky and her siblings. To her patients. To her business partners and employees of her practice. To any and every dermatologist throughout the US and abroad that she supported and mentored. To those of us in der …
Every time I think of Marta Rendon, I smile…before, now and forever more.
Simply put, Marta brought joy. To her family; her handsome son, Juan, her long-time life partner, Dr. Bret Ribotsky and her siblings. To her patients. To her business partners and employees of her practice. To any and every dermatologist throughout the US and abroad that she supported and mentored. To those of us in der … Continue reading "Celebrating the Life of Marta Rendon, MD | 1957-2021"
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember drugs commonly causing AGEP, or acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. These drugs include:
Beta-lactam antibiotics
Calcium channel blockers
Cephalosporins
Macrolide antibiotics
Mercury
Mnemonic:
ABC MICKEY MOUSE
AGEP
Beta- Lactam
Calcium channel blockers, cephalosporins
Macrolides
Mercury
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Closing defects under tension in areas such as the scalp and back may be challenging during dermatologic surgery. Different techniques have been advocated to ease the placement of the first deep suture under tension, including the slip-knot stitch, pully stitch, horizontal mattress suture, pulley set-back dermal suture, and tandem pulley stitch.
INTRODUCTION
Closing defects under tension in … 
Dr. Hanke, a dermatologic surgeon who needs no introduction (but I’ll give one anyway!) provided us with an evidence-based discussion of field treatments available for actinic keratoses at ODAC 2021 conference.
Just to name a few of Dr. Hanke’s accomplishments, he is the current Senior Vice President of the Skin Cancer Foundation, Senior editor of JDD, and the former president of the AAD, A … 
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember UVA blockers that are Chemical or Organic compound with the following mnemonic:
UVA BEAM
Benzophenones (ex: Oxybenzone)
Ecamsule (aka: Mexoryl SX)
Avobenzone (Parsol 1789)
Methyl anthranilate
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