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Sign of the Times: Facial Mask Irritation

Masks trap moisture, sweat, oil, and dirt close to our skin. The resulting blemishes often include acne: small, inflamed ...

Filed under: Dermatology


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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Making the Diagnosis

For many providers, seeing "hair loss" as the chief complaint on a patient's chart can induce dread. Imagine how the pa ...

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum

A patient presents to your clinic with a painful, rapidly expanding ulcer on a lower extremity. If pyoderma gangrenosum ...

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Documenting Skin Color in Medicine: Are We Unconsc ...

Practicing medicine in 2020 has certainly been challenging, especially given recent worldwide discussion on race relatio ...

Filed under: Dermatology, Public Health


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Sunscreen Updates

Everyone knows they should protect their skin from the harmful effects of UVA and UVB exposure. The proper way to do so, ...

Filed under: Dermatology, Miscellaneous


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Spironolactone Use in Adult Female Acne

Acne is an inflammatory skin condition that is usually seen in adolescence. However, it is becoming more common past the ...

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Skin Manifestations of COVID-19

By now it is well known that COVID-19 is an illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that may lead to serious respiratory ...

Filed under: Dermatology, Infectious Diseases


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Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Idiopathic Urt ...

Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), also called chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), is a condition when urticaria, or h ...

Filed under: Allergy/Immunology, Dermatology


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Using Topical Steroids Safely and Effectively

Since their introduction in early 1950s, topical corticosteroids (TCS) have become the drugs most commonly prescribed by ...

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