10-2009 (October)

Cutaneous Tuberculosis: A Practical Case Report and Review for the Dermatologist

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Amylynne Frankel, MD; Carolin Penrose, MD; Jason Emer, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, New York Abstract Cutaneous tuberculosis occurs rarely, despite a high and increasing prevalence of tuberculosis worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterrium bovis, and the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine can cause tuberculosis involving the skin. Cutaneous tuberculosis can be acquired [...]

Epidermoid Cyst Mimicry: Report of Seven Cases and Review of the Literature

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Jorge Garcia-Zuazaga, MD, MS, Director, Mohs Micrographic Surgery, Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Westlake Medical Center; Malcolm S. Ke, MD, Division of Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles; Marlene Willen, MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology, MetroHealth Medical, Cleveland, Ohio Abstract Cysts are entities encountered frequently in dermatological clinics. Various types of cysts have been described [...]

Skin Cancer in Asians Part 2: Melanoma

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Susun Bellew, DO, Dermatology Resident (PGY-3), Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada; James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD, Dermatology Residency Director, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dermatology Research Director, Mohave Skin & Cancer Clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada; Grace K. Kim, DO, Dermatology Research Fellow, Mohave Skin & Cancer Clinics, Las Vegas, [...]

Diphenhydramine as an Alternative Local Anesthetic Agent

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Peter G. Pavlidakey, MD, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Erin E. Brodell, University of Richmond; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities School of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio; Stephen E. Helms, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Abstract Patients who [...]

A Case of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

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Lisa Gruson, MD; Thomas Berk, BA New York University School of Medicine Abstract Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder of lysosomal storage characterized by the triad of occulocutaneous albinism, bleeding diathesis, and pulmonary fibrosis. Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the development of noncaseating granulomas, most commonly affecting the lungs. The pathophysiology, histological findings, [...]