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Dermatology Center
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DERMATOLOGY - ARTICLES |
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 Larger skin lesions are more likely to be melanoma
May 9, 2008
Larger moles are the ones to worry about, for they are more likely to prove to be melanomas. So size should continue to be an important element in the dermatologist's assessment of a skin lesion.
Genetic influences in psoriasis are uncovered
April 25, 2008
Researchers take a further step toward personalized medicine in psoriasis, with a genome-wide study of the disease. New genetic factors that contribute to psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases have been discovered.
Diagnosing Onychomycosis in the Office
March 21, 2003
A relatively easy in-office test is able to help the primary care physician or podiatrist obtain confirmation of a dermatophyte cause of onychomycotic signs and symptoms. At about $1 a test, it can replace the $25 central lab KOH and culture tests, and you get a result within 2 weeks, too!
Detecting Skin Cancer
February 1, 2002
The incidence of skin cancer, already the commonest human malignancy in the USA, is increasing. Accurate, early diagnosis can reduce morbidity and mortality, while improved prevention can reduce the escalating incidence. Here we summarize some of the diagnostic features of the commonest skin malignancies . . . .
Preventing Skin Cancer
February 1, 2002
Avoidance of the sun's rays is the main measure for preventing skin cancers. But earlier reporting of potentially malignant changes in naevi and actinic keratosis lesions is also extremely important . . . .
Treating Acne Today
January 11, 2002
Just because most adolescents pass through the 'rite-of-passage' that acne represents, there's no reason for physicians to evade treating it rigorously. Measures ranging from comedo expression to isotretinoin therapy can help restore an almost normal appearance to youthful sufferers......
Herpes zoster (shingles) in older people
April 10, 2001
If someone is over 60 and has had varicella as a child, they have a 50% chance of developing zoster by the time they are 85. This is related to the loss of varicella virus cell-mediated immunity, which declines with aging or immune-suppression. An expert review has recently been published on the epidemiology, clinical features, management and prevention of zoster.
Clinical Use of Semi-Synthetic Human Skin for Wound Healing
December 29, 1999
Although medical science is increasingly able to elucidate the biochemical basis of many diseases, certain basic wound healing problems remain essentially unchanged. Plantar foot wounds and venous stasis ulceration continue, for example, to affect millions of people annually.
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