January 13, 2010
Sagar Mungekar
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The incidence of male pattern hair loss can reach almost 100% in some ethnic groups.1, 2 While treatment of the condition is usually deferred to dermatologists, it is often the primary care physician (PCP) who is first…
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Posted in Class Act, Dermatology, Endocrine
June 5, 2008
Commentary by Jatin Roper MD, PGY-3
Medical Grand Rounds today was presented last week by Dr. Shawn Cowper, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at Yale University School of Medicine. Grand Rounds began with the presentation of a case from Tisch…
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Posted in Dermatology, Grand Rounds, Radiology, Renal
January 5, 2007
The best online dermatology atlas I have come across is dermIS.net. The site originates from Germany and includes an excellent, easily searchable database with terrific pictures and clinical information. The most useful feature of the site however is the differential diagnosis list which…
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Posted in Dermatology, HotSpots
December 27, 2006
Commentary By: Minisha Sood PGY-3
The FDA has received reports of 90 patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease who have undergone MRI or MRA with a gadolinium-based contrast agent and subsequently developed a new disease known as Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis…
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Posted in Breaking News, Dermatology, Renal
December 11, 2006
Morning Report-Tisch Hospital
Case Presentation: 83 year old with a past medical history of hypertension noted erytematous plaques with scale about 1 year ago. The rash was associated with diffuse pruritis at that time. The patient subsequently underwent several inconclusive biopsies. …
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Posted in Dermatology, Heme/Onc