Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Positive Band Aid Sign

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Most of us use the term "Positive Band Aid Sign." Let's call it PBAS PUBMED has no articles on this entity and Google only h...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Palm Pense-Bête

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You may remember La Maladie du Petit Papier which was reported here on January 27th . Today, Twentysomething Generation's equivalent em...
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Dermatomyositis -- New York Times

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An interesting article appeared in the New York Times today on myositis. It is well-written and researched. You will benefit from and also...
Friday, March 23, 2007

Is Treatment Worse Than Disease?

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The patient is a 48 yo woman with many actinic keratoses on face and chest. After discussing therapeutic options, she elected to use fluour...
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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Infant with Scalp Mass

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The patient is a twenty-week-old infant with a scalp mass present for 2-3 months. It appears to be growing slowly. He was seven weeks prem...
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Case from Cambodia

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These photos were sent to Dr. Doug Johnson from Cambodia without any information. It's sad to think that adequate medical care could hav...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Case of the Maltese Cur

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A 69-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of a lesion on the bulb of the nose. This began after her Maltese dog scratched her...
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Friday, February 09, 2007

Fascinoma

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Every day one sees something one never encountered before. Here's a diagnostic and perhaps therapeutic challenge. This well-nourished, a...
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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Winter Itch

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The Cold has finally hit us here in the Northeast. People are streaming into dermatology practices with "Winter Itch." This is a...
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Saturday, January 27, 2007

A Common Entity

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How many times have you experienced this? The waiting room is full and a patient comes in, settles down comfortably and says, "I won...
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Mystery from Micronesia

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We received this note from a physician in Hawaii. Your thoughts will be appreciated. "Two years ago, I was shown photos of a severe sk...
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Friday, January 19, 2007

Stranger than Fiction

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Abstract: 50 yo man with unusual facial eruption Presented by: DJ Elpern History: This 50 yo man develops an eruption on his left malar emin...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Alopecia

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Sunday, January 07, 2007

Imiquimod + 5FU

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Abstract 62 yo man with SCIN of finger. Failed Imiquimod and responded to combination of 5% 5FU + Imiquimod Presented by: D.J. Elpern, Wi...
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Thursday, January 04, 2007

Deadly Allopurinol Hypersensitivity Syndrome

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The patient was a 59-year-old man who presented with 3-week history of generalised skin eruptions associated with high fever. He was well p...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Unique Drug Eruption

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This 83 yo old man has chronic renal failure with a creatinine of 18 (!!) but does not need dialysis yet. His hemoglobin has been maintaine...
Monday, January 01, 2007

VGRD 2.0

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"And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche" Chaucer Welcome to VGRD 2.0 This updated version of VGRD will allow more interactive...
Saturday, December 30, 2006

Depressing Reality

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Dear Colleagues, Please help me with a 4 year-old lad who was referred today by his GP for genital warts. A court-appointed foster parent b...
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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Unusual Case

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This 53 yo man presented with a three week history of a pustular eruption on the left small finger. It began as a papule and slowly enlarge...
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Saturday, December 16, 2006

Unilateral Bullae

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History The patient is a 28 yo man referred on a walk-in basis with an eight month history of a bullous eruption on the dorsum of his left h...
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