Infectious Diseases
Article
Pemphigus, Pregnancy, and Plasmapheresis
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that usually occurs in the fifth and sixth decades of life but may occur at younger...
Original Research
The Use of 40% Urea Cream in the Treatment of Moccasin Tinea Pedis
Moccasin tinea pedis is a chronic dermatophyte infection of the foot that is recalcitrant to topical antifungal therapy. Furthermore, most...
Commentary
Topical Macrolactams: New Indications, Potential Pitfalls [editorial]
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Photo Challenge
What Is Your Diagnosis? Tinea in Tattoo
No abstract available.
Environmental Dermatology
What's Eating You? Schistosoma haematobium
No abstract available.
Article
Tacrolimus-Induced Tinea Incognito
Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus represent a new class of topical nonsteroidal medications currently used in the treatment of a variety of inflammatory...
Article
Disseminated Cutaneous Acanthamebiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
The genus Acanthamoeba includes species of free-living soil and water ameba that have been implicated in a small number of human diseases.
Article
The Management of Oral Human Papillomavirus With Topical Cidofovir: A Case Report
Cidofovir, a purine nucleotide analog of cytosine, has showed significant promise against a number of DNA viruses.
Original Research
Molluscum Contagiosum: The Need for Physician Intervention and New Treatment Options
Molluscum contagiosum is an infection caused by a poxvirus that gives rise to small, benign, white, pink, or flesh-colored, umbilicated, raised...
Article
Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Coniothyrium
A 49-year-old immunosuppressed heart transplant recipient developed a superficial and subcutaneous granulomatous infection caused by Coniothyrium...
Article
Kaposi's Varicelliform Eruption: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Disseminated herpes or vaccinia in the setting of underlying skin diseases is known as Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE). Patients typically...