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Medical, Surgical & Laser-Based Treatment Strategies for Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
215322153221532Hidradenitis SuppurativaThe latest buzz word in hidradenitis suppurativa treatment is combination. Without a single, consistently and widely effective therapy, it’s important to build your own regimen by combining treatments, says Dr. Steven Daveluy, associate professor of dermatology and residency program director at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC Dermatology, A …
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Refractory Dissecting Cellulitis of the Scalp Treated With Risankizumab
182461824618246Dissecting CellulitisPerifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens or dissecting cellulitis (DC) is a rare and chronic disease with a predilection for the occipital, vertex, and parietal scalp. DC is characterized by multinodular lesions with purulent drainage and sinus tract formation. It is classically seen in middle-aged males of African descent. The etiology of the disease is unknown; however, leading theories …
Dissecting Cellulitis
Skin Lesions – Friday Pop Quiz 6/9/2023
176181761817618 A 35-year-old woman presents to the office for 6 months of lesions as shown on her knees and elbows. Treatment is initiated, and three weeks later, the patient presents to the emergency department with fatigue, headache, and shortness of breath. Which of the following is the next best step in the management of this patient? A. Initiate methylene blue therapy B. Obtain chest x-ray C. P …
Paradigm Shifts in Lab Monitoring
138481384813848Lab Monitoring How to Mitigate Risk without Compromising Care If you were to counsel a patient on every possible risk of a given medication, it would be a long list of extreme and rare potential outcomes and almost certainly leave the patient in doubt whether it is safe even to take. Frequent lab monitoring has been common practice and often used to reduce the perception of risk with systemic medication …
Lab Monitoring
Management Considerations for Skin of Color Patients with Acne
114601146011460Acne in Skin of color patientsAcne is the most common skin condition in the United States. Although it affects almost 50 million individuals annually, how it affects each person varies. Many epidemiologic studies have shown that acne is the most common presenting complaint in patients with Fitzpatrick skin types IV-VI. However, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is a common sequela of acne in patients of skin of color and a p …
Acne in Skin of color patients