How to Recognize and Treat Bites Caused by Bed Bugs, Scabies, Body Lice and Other Pests Aileen Chang, MD, UCSF Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Director of Global Health Dermatology, highlighted ectoparasitosis in one of the “deeper dialogue” sessions held during the SDPA 19th Annual Fall Dermatology Conference in Los Angeles. Dr. Chang reviewed her …
Only 2% of Patients Get Their Medications from More Than One Medical Provider UT Southwest Assistant Professor and Physician, Rebecca Vasquez, MD, gave an enlightening discussion highlighting the cutaneous signs of substance abuse. While many medical providers are familiar with the term “doctor shoppers”, she reports that only 2% of patients get their medications from …
During the first afternoon lecture, Zelma Chiesa Fuxench, MD, MSCE, an assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, reviewed the currently available biologic agents for psoriasis and how to select the “right” biologic for the “right” patient. She began the lecture reiterating that using the same biologic for all patients is not the …
When we think of psoriasis, we often visualize the external manifestations of disease that we can see, such as erythema (redness), induration (thickness), and desquamation (scaling); however, psoriasis is more than cosmetic disfigurement or skin disease. It is a chronic, relapsing, immune deregulatory inflammatory skin and joint disease that has been shown to significantly …