Wounds
Case Reports
Mystery Burns and Nocturnal Seizure Safety
Many epileptic patients who present with thermal burn injuries do not remember getting burned. This case report of 2 patients with thermal burn...
Military Dermatology
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Dermatology
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be considered for the treatment of failing cutaneous grafts and flaps, chronic ulcerations caused by vasculitis or...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Vespids Revisited
Three types of reactions can be seen after a vespid sting: uncomplicated local reactions, large local reactions, and systemic reactions. Although...
Cosmeceutical Critique
Cynodon dactylon
C. dactylon does boast a track record of use in Ayurvedic medicine. However, there is a paucity of modern research at the present time....
Practical Pearls
Hydrogen Peroxide as a Hemostatic Agent During Dermatologic Surgery
The authors highlight the use of intraprocedural hydogren peroxide as a hemostatic agent during dermatologic surgery.
Case Reports
Pyoderma Gangrenosum Developing After Chest Tube Placement in a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
The primary value of early recognition and diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) lies in the physician's ability to distinguish PG from an...
Practical Pearls
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy to Facilitate Knifeless Skin Cancer Management
Management of nonmelanoma skin cancer in elderly patients carries a risk for morbidity; these patients frequently struggle to care for their...
Practical Pearls
Clinical Pearl: Topical Timolol for Refractory Hypergranulation
Hypergranulation is a frequent complication of dermatologic surgery, and refractory cases can be challenging. The authors propose an alternative...
From the Journals
Collagen powder deemed noninferior to primary closure for punch-biopsy healing
Collagen powder may give superior early cosmetic outcomes.
Conference Coverage
Cellulitis ranks as top reason for skin-related pediatric inpatient admissions
AUSTIN, TX – The median length of stay for patients was 2 days, with a median cost of $6,289.50 for each case.
Make the Diagnosis
An 89-year-old woman presented with an ulceration overlying a cardiac pacemaker
An 89-year-old, well-appearing woman presented with a 1-week history of tenderness and ulceration overlying a cardiac pacemaker.