In the video, you’ll find Host Rob Casquejo, PA-C, engaging in a captivating conversation with Dr. Arash Mostaghimi, MD, MPA, MPH, who serves as the Medical Director for the SDPA Summer Conference and is a brilliant dermatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Mostaghimi has been a prominent figure in Boston’s medical community, …
Chesahna Kindred, MD, MBA, FAAD, the esteemed practitioner at the Kindred Hair & Skin Center located in Columbia, Maryland, engages in an insightful conversation with Dermcast.live host Rob Casquejo, PA-C. During this discussion, Dr. Kindred shares thoughts on her holistic approach to assessing, managing, and treating patients dealing with alopecia. She humorously refers to herself …
The forms of alopecia where the hair follicle is destroyed are considered scarring, while others types do not destroy the follicle and are therefore non-scarring. Examples of scarring alopecia are lichen planopilaris (LPP) or discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), and non-scarring alopecia includes alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia (AGA), syphilis, and trichotillomania. The ability to differentiate should …
Vitiligo is known to occur with a number of other autoimmune conditions and dermatological disorders. A recent review examined which are most likely to co-occur with vitiligo in order to improve awareness for clinicians treating patients with vitiligo. The review found that many autoimmune conditions are associated with vitiligo. The authors suggest that this is …