DermatologistsBlog.com Interview with Kavitha Reddy MD Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York 317 E 34th St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016 DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Reddy: Excision of biopsy-diagnosed atypical nevi is often performed, and we examined the evidence for how excision affects melanoma detection and [...]
Atypical (Dysplastic) Nevi: Outcomes of Surgical Excision and Association With Melanoma
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Nested Melanoma of the Elderly: Dermoscopy and Confocal Microscopy
DermatologistsBlog.com Interview with Caterina Longo MD, PhD Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio Emilia · Dermatology and skin cancer unit DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Longo: In our study we described the morphologic features of nested melanoma, which appears a new, and only recently described, subtype of melanoma characterized [...]
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Psoriasis Severity and Effect of Weight Loss
DermatologistsBlog.com Interview with Dr. Peter Jensen MD PhD Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Denmark DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Jensen: The obese patients with psoriasis who were randomly assigned to a low-calorie diet lost significantly more weight than those randomized to a regular healthy diet. The weight reduction led to a nearly [...]
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Primary Cutaneous Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with Prof. Dr. Deniz Seçkin, Department of Dermatology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of this study? Answer: Primary cutaneous post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are rare and this retrospective, multicenter study of 35 cases aimed to better describe this entity. Twenty-four cases (68.6%) were classified as primary [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/primary-cutaneous-posttransplant-lymphoproliferative-disorders-in-solid-organ-transplant-recipients/
Silicone Oil and HIV-associated Facial Lipoatrophy
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with Dr. Alastair Carruthers Department of Dermatology and Skin Science University of British Columbia, 943 W Broadway, Suite 820 Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E1, Canada DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Carruthers: 20 individuals with HIV-associated facial lipoatrophy were injected in their cheeks with purified, injectable silicone oil. Adverse [...]
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Impact of Sunscreens on Preventing UVR-Induced Effects in Nevi: In Vivo Study Comparing Protection Using a Physical Barrier vs Sunscreen.
DermatologistsBlog.com Author Interview with Cristina Carrera, MD Melanoma Unit,Dermatology DepartmentHospital Clínic de Barcelonaccarrera@clinic.ub.es DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Carrera: Different ultraviolet radiation (UVR) induced-effects were demonstrated on nevi, only after a single dose of double the minimum erythematogenous exposure, which would be similar to being 10 minutes sunbathing at midday [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/sunscreens/impact-of-sunscreens-on-preventing-uvr-induced-effects-in-nevi-in-vivo-study-comparing-protection-using-a-physical-barrier-vs-sunscreen/
Alleged isotretinoin-associated inflammatory bowel disease: Disproportionate reporting by attorneys to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with: Derrick Stobaugh BS, BA Dynamic Systems Analyst. Center for the Study of Complex DiseasesResearch Institute, NorthShore University HealthSystem DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Answer: Derrick J. Stobaugh, Parakkal Deepak and Eli D. Ehrenpreis reviewed 2,214 cases of isotretinoin-associated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients being treated for acne. [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/author_interviews/alleged-isotretinoin-associated-inflammatory-bowel-disease-disproportionate-reporting-by-attorneys-to-the-fda-adverse-event-reporting-system/
Keratoacanthomas arising in association with prurigo nodules in pruritic, actinically damaged skin
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with: Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine 240 E 38 St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016. DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Stein: We describe a series of elderly Caucasian women with long-standing actinic damage, pruritus and prurigo nodules who subsequently developed [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/keratoacanthomas-arising-in-association-with-prurigo-nodules-in-pruritic-actinically-damaged-skin/
Migraine, triptans, and the risk of developing rosacea: A population-based study within the United Kingdom
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with: Julia Spoendlin MSc Basel Pharmacoepidemiology Unit Division of Clinical Pharmacy and Epidemiology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Hospital Pharmacy, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? This large primary care-based case-control study (including 53,927 rosacea patients) is based in a large [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/rosacea/migraine-triptans-and-the-risk-of-developing-rosacea-a-population-based-study-within-the-united-kingdom/
Sex-Related Location of Head and Neck Melanoma Strongly Argues for a Major Role of Sun Exposure in Cars and Photoprotection by Hair
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with: Dr Candice Lesage Service de Dermatologie Hôpital Robert Debré, CHU de Reims Avenue du Général Koenig Reims Cedex 51092, France. DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Lesage: This work allowed us to enlighten major findings. First, we demonstrated a clear-cut sex-related distribution of HNM between a central and [...]
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Gender differences in chronic pruritus
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with Dr. Astrid StumpfWissenschaftliche AssistentinKlinik für Psychosomatik und PsychotherapieUniversitätsklinikum MünsterDomagkstr. 22 48149 Münster DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Stumpf: We examined a large sample of 1037 patients (54.8% women) with chronic pruritus (CP; > 6 weeks of duration) when they attended the Competence Center Chronic Pruritus of the Department of [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/itch/gender-differences-in-chronic-pruritus/
Oral evening primrose oil and borage oil for eczema
DermatologistsBlog.com eInterview with: Joel T M Bamford, MD, FAAD University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duluth, Minnesota, USA Essentia Health System, Dematology Section (2S2W20), Duluth, Minnesota, USA DermatologistsBlog.com: What are the main findings of the study? Dr. Bamford: This review closely followed the methods outlined in the 645 page, [...]
http://dermatologistsblog.com/atopic-dermatitis-eczema/oral-evening-primrose-oil-and-borage-oil-for-eczema/



