Dermatology

This 6-year-old boy presents to the ER with a 2-day history of increasing pain and swelling in his right ankle. On the day of his arrival, he also developed the rash pictured here. The patient denies any other symptoms aside from his ankle and knee pain. His chest X-ray, vital signs, complete blood count (CBC), and basic chemistry panel were normal, though urinalysis showed a trace of blood.

Less-invasive plastic surgery will get rid of targeted problem areas just in time for the holiday season.

Early treatment of rosacea is crucial for the prevention of irreversible damage.

Radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous laser ablation are both effective and safe for the management of benign thyroid nodules, with no significant differences in nodule volume reduction between the two techniques.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, debunks 10 common myths about plastic surgery, such as the safety of Botox injections and breast augmentation.

Study results show that daptomycin cleared MRSA infections within four days of treatment in 80% of patients and was particularly effective against extra-vascular infections.

This 44-year-old man presented to a clinic with multiple dark lesions on his lower extremities. When the lesions first appeared eight months ago, they were slightly raised, pink in color, and intensely itchy, but after repeated excoriation, they have become increasingly dark. The patient reports that a biopsy was inconclusive and creams and an oral medication have not helped his condition. In addition to his leg lesions, there is some involvement of the thigh, buttocks, and penis. He denies any past medical history or other medications. What condition does this man have?

Study results presented at the 2013 United States Conference on AIDS show that both combo drugs have a similar efficacy profile in ART-naïve patients, but patients treated with Complera reported fewer and less severe side effects.

Despite the pervasiveness of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, undertreatment and nontreatment of even the most severe forms of those systemic rheumatic diseases are widespread in the United States.

The federal government's Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Networks (HENs), which work to improve patient care through implementation and dissemination of best practices in clinical quality, have released checklists for 10 areas of patient care.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indications of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s transdermal therapy for Alzheimer's disease to include the treatment of patients with severe stages of the neurological disorder.

Dr. Lim discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating lupus, the tools and resources offered by the Lupus Initiative, and the impact of unconscious bias on care.

Results of a recent clinical trial by researchers at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Affiliated Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, in Shanghai, China, have deemed locally injected methylcobalamin more effective than its orally administered counterpart as a treatment for subacute herpetic neuralgia.

The American College of Rheumatology recently announced a new easy-to-use curriculum and tools aimed to help medical professionals advance the diagnosis, treatment, and management of lupus.

Patients with refractory IBS who incorporated weekly sessions of gut-directed hypnotherapy into their treatment report significant long-term improvements in quality of life.

Researchers report that skin patch testing for specific foods and additives that can cause IBS symptoms can help patients eliminate those foods from their diet and improve their IBS symptoms.

Many psoriasis patients have the same gene variants as people who are not significantly affected by an HIV-1 infection.

Just a quarter of adolescents surveyed for a new study reported wearing sunscreen when out in the sun for extended periods of time, and over half reported suffering a sunburn during the previous summer.

According to two recently published studies, the risk of skin cancer may be increased in individuals who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); the risk is heightened by the use of immunosuppressant medications, which typically are used to treat IBD. At this time, there are no recommendations for skin cancer screenings in IBD individuals.

Marketers of two smartphone acne apps have agreed to stop making health-related claims that lack scientific backing.

The FDA has approved its second drug designed to improve overall survival in melanoma patients this year.

The researchers found that, of the 68 patients who received propranolol, 56 (82%) experienced a tumor clearance of 75% or more.

According to recent research, the brains of people who frequent tanning beds behave very similarly to the brains of alcoholics and drug addicts.

A recent study out of Spain has found that wine may help protect skin from sunburn, sun-related aging, and even skin cancer.

Topical anesthetics which do not contain cocaine effectively treat the pain of damaged and torn skin.

Researchers have found a genetic switch that blocks mosquitoes' ability to digest blood, which could effectively lessen mosquito populations.

The FDA issued new guidelines for sunscreen labeling in the efforts of providing consumers with better information concerning the effectiveness of the product.

Lesion type, size, location and other pain predictors should be considered for patients who undergo photodynamic therapy.

ultrasound therapy does nothing to speed up the healing process of leg ulceration compared to traditional methods.

New AAD guidelines outline the recommended approach to treating patients with mild to severe cases of psoriasis.