Dermatologic surgeons have long been trying to find ways to eliminate patient discomfort associated with dermatologic procedures. Although some dermatologic procedures, such as facial resurfacing and extensive procedures performed on children, require intravenous or general anesthesia, dermatologic surgical procedures usually require only local anesthesia, which is frequently administered via i...

BACKGROUND The multikinase inhibitor sorafenib (Nexavar) is associated with a relatively high incidence of dermatologic symptoms. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate and provide guidance on the diagnosis and clinical management of dermatologic symptoms associated with sorafenib in patients with advanced solid tumors. METHODS English-language studies representative of a patient population with a...

CONTEXT Medical journals have allowed researchers to share their latest discoveries, especially in the most common diseases affecting patients worldwide. OBJECTIVE To analyze trends in the frequency of original research into common dermatologic diseases from 1970 to 2010. DESIGN A retrospective review of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Archives of Dermatology was ...

Over 200,000 children have been adopted into United States (US) families from abroad since the year 2000. Health care providers who care for children adopted internationally should be aware of the spectrum of illnesses seen in this population, and should be prepared to encounter potentially unusual situations. An appreciation for the unique pre-adoption exposures and vulnerabilities inherent in...

Balneotherapy and spa therapy emerged as an important treatment modality in the 1800s, first in Europe and then in the United States. Balneotherapy involves immersion of the patient in mineral water baths or pools. Today, water therapy is being practiced in many countries. Examples of unique and special places for balneotherapy are the Dead Sea in Israel, the Kangal hot spring in Turkey, and th...

Life-threatening dermatologic conditions include Rocky Mountain spotted fever; necrotizing fasciitis; toxic epidermal necrolysis; and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the most common rickettsial disease in the United States, with an overall mortality rate of 5 to 10 percent. Classic symptoms include fever, headache, and rash in a patient with a history of tick bite or e...

Intradermotherapy is a medical procedure introduced by Pistor in 1958 that consists in the application of intradermal injections of diluted pharmacological substances that are given directly into the region to be treated. There are reports of the use of intradermotherapy to treat painful diseases, skin diseases and unaesthetic conditions. Medical clinics have been recently offering the treatmen...

The yeasts of the genus Malassezia have been associated with a number of diseases affecting the human skin, such as pityriasis versicolor, Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and--less commonly--with other dermatologic disorders such as confluent and reticulated papillomatosis, onychomycosis, and transient acantholytic dermat...