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When You Use EMLA®, Tell Your PathologistFree

Secondary changes related to EMLA can obscure the primary process in biopsy sampling, making a final diagnosis difficult to render.

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Calcium-Channel Blockers and Chronic Eczematous Eruptions of the Aged

Findings confirm the association of CCBs with chronic eczematous eruptions of "unknown" cause in patients 50 years and older.

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UV Nail Lamps: Are They Safe?

With the right bulbs, most users will be safe, but special care is needed for those taking certain drugs.

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Recalling Rosacea's Onset

Some information on progression that may be useful for reassuring patients

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Survival of Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal NecrosisFree

Earlier, extent of detached skin, and later, comorbidity are significant predictors of prognosis.

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Is Generalized Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption Different from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?

All patients with drug eruptions need careful treatment.

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Allopurinol — Severe Drug Reactions and Potential Death Are More Frequent Among Users than Nonusers

Although incidence is rare, high mortality in those who do develop reactions is an important factor when making treatment decisions.

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Photosensitivity and Other Cutaneous Side Effects of Vemurafenib Therapy

Careful follow-up by dermatologists is recommended for vemurafenib recipients.

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Sturge–Weber Syndrome and Port Wine Stains — Different Manifestations of the Same Mutation

The shared pathway will likely provide fertile ground for further clinical and research investigations.

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Is Ustekinumab Effective for Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis?

For some with recalcitrant disease, this relatively new agent may be effective.

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Threading Together Filarial Genomes: The Wolbachia Endosymbiont and New Targets for Therapy

A study of parasitism and symbiosis answers some questions while others remain.

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Uptake and Effectiveness of Zoster Vaccine in the General Population

Only 3.9% of the general U.S. population aged ≥65 received the zoster vaccine, but vaccinees had significantly reduced rates of zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.

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Another Look at the "Ampicillin Rash"

This study found a lower incidence of antibiotic-associated rash in children with Epstein-Barr virus acute infectious mononucleosis than previously reported.

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Risk Factors for Sclerosis After Stem-Cell Transplantation

Sclerosis was more common after the use of a mobilized-blood cells graft and total body irradiation conditioning, but less common with HLA- and ABO-mismatched donors.

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Imaging as an Objective Measurement of PainFree

Will functional magnetic resonance imaging one day be used to identify a biomarker for pain?

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Journal Watch Dermatology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of dermatologic subjects including atopic dermatitis, eczema, hemangioma, melanoma, phototherapy, psoriasis and scleroderma.

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Dermatology Editor-in-Chief

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Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

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