Issue Archive
April 2011 | Volume 10 | Issue 4
Original Articles
NEWS, VIEWS & REVIEWS
News, Views and Reviews provides focused updates, topic reviews and editorials concerning the latest developments in dermatologic therapy....
Read MoreProgram Spotlight: The Eastern Virginia Medical School Dermatology Residency Program
Resident Rounds is a new section of the JDD dedicated to highlighting various dermatology departments with residency training programs. Resident Rounds will feature three sections: (1) a program spot...
Read MoreMulti-Center Clinical Study and Review of Fractional Ablative CO2 Laser Resurfacing for the Treatment of Rhytides, Photoaging, Scars and Striae
Laser skin resurfacing has shifted over the past two decades from standard ablative resurfacing to non-ablative resurfacing and most recently, to fractional laser resurfacing. In this most recent cat...
Read MoreTicks of Dermatologic Significance
Adalimumab Plus Narrowband Ultraviolet B Light Phototherapy for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Background: Combining systemic agents with phototherapy is becoming a standard of care for patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. The combination of adalimumab and phototherapy has not been prev...
Read MoreProspective, Case-Based Assessment of Sequential Therapy With Topical Fluorouracil Cream 0.5% and ALA-PDT for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis
The sequential use of topical therapies and short-incubation photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis (AK) has not been extensively studied. The author reports on treatment with sequential 5-fluoro...
Read MoreTreatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Photodynamic Therapy With Aminolevulinic Acid: Preliminary Results
Background: The current standard of care for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) includes antibiotics (oral/topical), retinoids (oral/topical) and intralesional steroids and is unsatisfactory. Photodynamic...
Read MoreLaser Treatment of Dyschromia With a Novel 607 nm Pulsed-Dye Laser
Background: Due to the hemoglobin-selective wavelength of the 595 nm pulsed-dye laser, it is a device of choice for treating cutaneous vascular lesions. However, it is less effective and removing dys...
Read MoreAn Open-Label, Prospective Cohort Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Patients Who Have Not Had an Adequate Response to Adalimumab
Background: The past several years have seen the approval of five different biologic agents for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in the United States and Canada. Psoriasis has pro...
Read MoreThe Efficacy of Vorinostat in Combination With Interferon Alpha and Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Late Stage Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
Objective: Long-term survival for advanced stages of mycosis fungoides (MF) may be beneficially affected by the use of multimodality therapy. We aim to evaluate the activity of vorinostat in combinat...
Read MoreDepression and Acitretin: A True Association or a Class Labeling?
The potential relationship between systemic retinoids used in dermatology and affective disorders is controversial. Acitretin, which is widely used in the treatment of psoriasis is part of this contr...
Read MoreViral-Associated Trichodysplasia of Immunosuppression in a Renal Transplant Patient
CLINICAL TRIAL REVIEW
Clinical Trial Review is a JDD department designed to provide physicians with information on drugs and devices undergoing clinical testing. It is our goal to inform the reader of the status of select ...
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Features
PIPELINE PREVIEWS
Pipeline Previews brings to you information on the newest drugs and medical products as they become available to the dermatologic community. This department may include additional information from th...
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Case Reports
Chemical Burn From Povidone-Iodine: Case and Review
Chemical burn is a rare complication of topical polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine (PVP-I), commonly called povidone-iodine (trade name Betadine, Purdue, Stamford, NJ). This adverse reaction occurred on the ...
Read MoreFatal Cutaneous Strongyloidiasis as a Side Effect of Pemphigus Foliaceus Treatment With Mycophenolate Mofetil
Strongyloidiasis is caused by the roundworm Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis). It is uncommon in the Unites States, and most cases are brought by travelers who have visited or lived in South ...
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