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Dermoscopy is a noninvasive tool that can be helpful in the diagnosis of nonpigmented skin tumors. This is because dermoscopy permits the visualization of key vascular structures that are usually not ...

Nonmelanoma skin cancer refers to a broad class of tumors, including actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma, and as a group these are the most frequent cancers occurring ...

Background: Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a fibrotic disorder occurring in patients with renal dysfunction. Exposure to gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (GBCAs) during renal impairment i...

Background: Large cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with a higher risk of disfigurement, local recurrence, and metastasis; however, little is known about factors associated with tu...

Background: Numerous studies in recent decades have associated male androgenetic alopecia (AGA) with the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, only 3 studies have addressed this association in fema...

Background: It has been widely reported that individuals with a light phenotype (ie, light hair color, light base skin color, and propensity to burn) have more nevi and are at greater risk for develop...

Background: The phase III randomized controlled evaluation of adalimumab every other week dosing in moderate to severe psoriasis trial (REVEAL) demonstrated adalimumab induced significant improvements...

Background: Treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis with botulinum toxin (BTX) requires effective anesthesia, but previous methods have not provided enough pain relief or have resulted in a prolonged impair...

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Background: Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), a human papillomavirus (HPV)–associated precursor lesion of anal carcinoma, is highly prevalent among HIV-infected individuals, especially in men havi...

With the rise of the cosmeceutical industry, numerous formulations have surfaced with claims of reducing the clinical manifestations of photoaging. Many of these products capitalize on the positive co...

Dialogues in Dermatology, a monthly audio program from the American Academy of Dermatology, contains discussions between dermatologists on timely topics. Commentaries from Dialogues Editor-in-Chief Ja...

To the Editor: We describe two patients with neutropenia and retiform purpura associated with cocaine use and alert clinicians to the possible emerging public health threat of levamisole-contaminated ...

To the Editor: In the April 2008 issue of the Journal, we reported the use of gentian violet to treat oral hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-infected individual, and we would like to add an additional descr...

To the Editor: Onychopapilloma is an uncommon benign nail neoplasm characterized histologically by distal subungal hyperkeratosis and nail matrix metaplasia of the nail bed with marked papillomatosis....

A 65-year-old white woman presented with a 6-month history of a slowly enlarging plaque of alopecia localized to the frontal scalp. She denied associated pain or pruritus. On cutaneous examination, th...

To the Editor: Subject recruitment is a frequent obstacle when conducting human subject research. While the print media industry is facing a precipitous decline, online media now offer sophisticated t...

To the Editor: A 48-year-old white female presented to our clinic with a 1-week history of leg pain and worsening abdominal pain. Her medical history was significant for ulcerative colitis (UC) treate...