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Eczema
Eczema
11/21/2013

Joe R. Monroe, PA, MPAS

Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City

Joe R. Monroe, PA, MPAS Dawkins Derm...
This 9-month-old boy was brought to dermatology by his parents, who were alarmed by the rash on his buttocks. The rash had been present on and off for several weeks and had been treated as ringworm, first...
11/21/2013
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema Herpeticum
07/25/2013

CHARLES L. CLARK III, MD, ROBERT J. APPLEBAUM, BS, NAUSHEEN KHUDDUS, MD, SANJEEV TULI, MD, and SONAL TULI, MD

University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville

CHARLES L. CLARK III, MD, ROBERT J. A...
A 9½-year-old boy was referred to an ophthalmology service for evaluation of a 3-day history of bilateral eyelid rash. At presentation, he had been hospitalized with a 5-day history of a high fever of...
07/25/2013
Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic Dermatitis
06/27/2013

Joanne Holliman, MD, Mairelys Gonzales, MD, Betzi Teran, MD, Magda Mendez, MD, and David Effron, MD—Series Editor

Joanne Holliman, MD, Mairelys Gonzale...
A 12-year-old obese African American boy with a history of atopic dermatitis presented to the emergency department with a history of increasing lower extremity pruritus and edema. He recently had been...
06/27/2013
Eczema
Eczema
06/25/2013

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS

Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS Dawkins Derm...
A 16-year-old boy presented with an acute case of hand dermatitis, which had been made worse by self-treatment with numerous agents, including hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, bleach, topical antibacerial...
06/25/2013
DermClinic
DermClinic
06/04/2012

MAYA C. MYSLENSKI, MD and DAVID EFFRON, MD—Series Editor
Case Western Reserve University

Dr Myslenski is assistant professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University and attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

David Effron, MD—Series Editor: Dr Effron is assistant professor of surgery at Case Western Reserve University, attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at the MetroHealth Medical Center, and consultant emergency physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, all in Cleveland.

MAYA C. MYSLENSKI, MD and DAVID EFFRO...
A 3-year-old girl is brought by her mother for evaluation of a rash that began as a single painful, itchy blister on the lip 4 days earlier. After the blister resolved, similar lesions appeared on the face,...
06/04/2012
Nummular Eczema
Nummular Eczema
04/30/2011

Joe Monroe, PA-C

Joe Monroe, PA-C
An 81-year-old woman presented with a widespread pruritic eruption of 1 month's duration. She had hypertension but was otherwise healthy and was taking no new medications.
04/30/2011
Asteatotic Eczema
Asteatotic Eczema
04/30/2011
With the onset of winter, dry and scaly skin accompanied by pruritus prompted this patient to seek medical attention. Topical corticosteroids and a change in bathing habits eased the eczematous symptoms. ...
04/30/2011
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema Herpeticum
04/29/2011

By JODI GANZ, MD and RITCHIE ROSSO
University of Virginia

By JODI GANZ, MD and RITCHIE ROSSO Un...
Atopic patients are prone to opportunistic infection because their skin barrier is compromised and their immune response may be suppressed.
04/29/2011
Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculin skin test
04/29/2011

By AYMAN SAMKARI, MD

By AYMAN SAMKARI, MD
Since infancy, the child has had moderate to severe eczema that is controlled with a topical corticosteroid (hydrocortisone 1%), moisturizer, and tacrolimus( 0.03% (on the facial rash).
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
04/27/2011

NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD — Columbia University

NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD — Columbia...
Eczematous and xerotic inflammatory dermatoses are more common in older adults because of the impairment in epidermal integrity that occurs with aging.
04/27/2011