Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Actinic degeneration and pigmentary change in association with psoralen and UVA treatment: A 20-year prospective study

Robert S. Stern

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 61-67

Background: Changes in the appearance of the skin including actinic degeneration and pigmentary changes have been noted in patients treated with psoralen and UVA (PUVA). Objective: Our purpose was to quantify risk factors for increased extent and progression of actinic degeneration and pigmentary changes in the skin of patients treated with PUVA. Methods: On the basis of standardized dermatologic...

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Pediatric sarcoidosis

Avinash K. Shetty, Abraham Gedalia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 150-151

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Early onset of action and efficacy of a combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate in the treatment of psoriasis

Kim A. Papp, Lyn Guenther, Bernard Boyden, Frederik Grønhøj Larsen, more

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 48-54

Background: Calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate are topical treatments for psoriasis vulgaris. Their mode of action is different. Improved risk/benefit may result with concomitant use of the two compounds together. A new vehicle has been created with the objective of obtaining optimal stability of both calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate in the combination product. Objective: We...

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Instructions for Category I CME credit (Self-Assessment)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 42A

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Surgical Pearl: The use of a wooden toothpick for the removal of a specimen from the biopsy site

Mohamed Abdel-Monaem Abdel-Aal, Hussein M.M. Hassab-El-Naby

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 115

J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:115.

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Schamberg's purpura in children: A review of 13 cases

Antonio Torrelo, Celia Requena, Imelda G. Mediero, Antonio Zambrano

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 31-33

Background: Schamberg's purpura (progressive pigmentary dermatosis or pigmented purpuric dermatosis) is uncommonly described in preadolescent children. Patients and Methods: A retrospective review of cases of Schamberg's purpura with onset before 10 years of age was undertaken. Clinical and histopathologic data, as well as analytical studies including hemogram, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum...

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Giant right plantar keloid treated with excision and tissue-engineered allograft

Sandra S. Osswald, Dirk M. Elston, Paula S. Vogel

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 131-134

Plantar keloids are a management problem as a result of the pain and mechanic restriction with ambulation. We present the treatment of a patient with a particularly large plantar keloid that was refractory to multiple excisions, adjunctive intralesional steroids, and radiation therapy, who was successfully treated with excision, intralesional steroids, and tissue-engineered allograft placement. (J...

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Multiple spindle cell lipomas and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans within a single patient: Evidence for a common neoplastic process of interstitial dendritic cells?

Jeff D. Harvell

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 82-85

This case report describes a 48-year-old man with multiple spindle cell lipomas of the neck and a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) with fibrosarcomatous transformation of the chest. The presence of familial and nonfamilial multiple spindle cell lipomas within a single patient is a rare event, with only two reports in the current literature. This case represents the first report of multiple spindle...

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Validation of the dermatology life quality index and the work productivity and activity impairment-chronic hand dermatitis questionnaire in chronic hand dermatitis

Margaret C. Reilly, Philip T. Lavin, Kristijan H. Kahler, David M. Pariser

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 128-130

In a double-blind, randomized trial of 257 patients with chronic hand dermatitis, the validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness of the Dermatology Life Quality Index and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire were established, and the sample size required to detect meaningful differences between treatment groups was estimated. (J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:128-30.)

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Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (scleromyxedema-like illness of renal disease)

Julian M. Mackay-Wiggan, David J. Cohen, Mark A. Hardy, Elizabeth H. Knobler, more

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 55-60

Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy or scleromyxedema-like illness of renal disease is a recently reported disorder. It manifests as scleromyxedema-like skin lesions without associated paraproteinemia, occurring in the setting of renal disease. In the majority of cases skin lesions of nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy develop after hemodialysis or renal transplantation; however, the origin is still unknown...

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Treatment of reticular leg veins with a 1064 nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Nayomi E. Omura, Jeffrey S. Dover, Kenneth A. Arndt, Arielle N.B. Kauvar

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 76-81

Background: Millisecond-pulsed Nd:YAG lasers have been developed for the treatment of reticular leg veins. Objective: We evaluated the effectiveness of a single treatment with a 50 millisecond 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of reticular veins of the lower extremity. Methods: Twenty patients with reticular veins measuring 1.0 to 3.0 mm in diameter received one treatment with a 1064 nm Nd:YAG...

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Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody (infliximab) treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris

Alice B. Gottlieb, Salman Masud, Rallapalli Ramamurthi, Ahsan Abdulghani, more

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 68-75

Objective: Infliximab monotherapy provided a rapid and high degree of clinical benefit in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis in a previously conducted trial. Herein we describe the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic results observed in this clinical trial. Methods: Patients with psoriasis received 5 or 10 mg/kg of infliximab or placebo at weeks 0, 2, and 6. Immunohistochemical analysis of...

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Disseminated blastomycosis

Ragheb A. Assaly, Jeffrey R. Hammersley, Dan E. Olson, Azmi Farrouk, more

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 123-127

A 26-year-old veiled Saudi-Arabian woman presented with hemoptysis, and multiple nodules and abscesses. A skin biopsy specimen revealed yeast forms consistent with Blastomyces dermatitidis. Fungal cultures from bronchoscopy and skin specimens also grew B dermatitidis. She was treated with oral itraconazole (200 mg twice a day). Both lung and skin lesions showed improvement within 6 weeks. (J Am Acad...

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Self-Assessment examination of the American Academy of Dermatology** *The Self-Assessment and Recertification Education Task Force of the American Academy of Dermatology is led by Mary C. Spellman, MD.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 155-160

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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 19A

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Khosrow Momtaz, 1948-2001

Ernesto Gonzalez

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 152-153

J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:152-3.

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Cutaneous photodamage, oxidative stress, and topical antioxidant protection

Sheldon R. Pinnell

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 1-22

New methods to protect skin from photodamage from sun exposure are necessary if we are to conquer skin cancer and photoaging. Sunscreens are useful, but their protection is not ideal because of inadequate use, incomplete spectral protection, and toxicity. Skin naturally uses antioxidants (AOs) to protect itself from photodamage. This scientific review summarizes what is known about how photodamage...

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World Health Organization classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues: Implications for dermatology

Robin Russell-Jones

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 93-102

The new World Health Organization (WHO) classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid malignancy represents the first worldwide consensus document on the classification of lymphoma/leukemia. Its aim is to supercede all existing classification systems, including the Revised European American Classification (REAL), and the organ-based classification of cutaneous lymphoma proposed in 1997 by the European...

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Summary of North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS)-sponsored Workshop on Cicatricial Alopecia, Duke University Medical Center, February 10 and 11, 2001

Elise A. Olsen, Wilma F. Bergfeld, George Cotsarelis, Vera H. Price, more

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 103-110

J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;48:103-10

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Instructions for Category I CME credit

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology > 2003 > 48 > 1 > 42A

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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Actinic degeneration and pigmentary change in association with psoralen and UVA treatment: A 20-year prospective study

Pediatric sarcoidosis

Early onset of action and efficacy of a combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate in the treatment of psoriasis

Instructions for Category I CME credit (Self-Assessment)

Surgical Pearl: The use of a wooden toothpick for the removal of a specimen from the biopsy site

Schamberg's purpura in children: A review of 13 cases

Giant right plantar keloid treated with excision and tissue-engineered allograft

Multiple spindle cell lipomas and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans within a single patient: Evidence for a common neoplastic process of interstitial dendritic cells?

Validation of the dermatology life quality index and the work productivity and activity impairment-chronic hand dermatitis questionnaire in chronic hand dermatitis

Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (scleromyxedema-like illness of renal disease)

Treatment of reticular leg veins with a 1064 nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody (infliximab) treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris

Disseminated blastomycosis

Self-Assessment examination of the American Academy of Dermatology** *The Self-Assessment and Recertification Education Task Force of the American Academy of Dermatology is led by Mary C. Spellman, MD.

Editorial Board

Khosrow Momtaz, 1948-2001

Cutaneous photodamage, oxidative stress, and topical antioxidant protection

World Health Organization classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues: Implications for dermatology

Summary of North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS)-sponsored Workshop on Cicatricial Alopecia, Duke University Medical Center, February 10 and 11, 2001

Instructions for Category I CME credit

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