Dr. Kirby presented a valuable discussion on dermoscopy Friday morning of SDPA Digital. She began by breaking down the normal colors found in the skin. For example, black is the result of melanin in the stratum corneum and may be a result of the movement of melanocytes from the dermo-epidermal junction as they move up …
Dr. Joslyn Kirby kicked off the SDPA Digital CME conference Thursday morning with an enlightening review of the dermatology medical literature published within the last year. Dr. Kirby initiated the presentation by illustrating the dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19 with an important reminder that these cutaneous presentations are “not pathognomonic to COVID.” Additionally, she reviewed the …
Skin cancer is the most common tumor in humans. The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer and melanoma skin cancer. Basal cell and squamous cell cancers are also termed non-melanoma skin cancers and keratinocyte cancers. The main cause for skin cancer development is sun exposure, including both intermittent …
There has been quite a bit of news regarding Vitamin D in the medical literature over the last several years. Numerous studies have highlighted a correlation among Vitamin D deficient patients and higher rates of cancers, including breast, colorectal, bladder and prostate cancer. Vitamin D is a hormone synthesized by ultraviolet radiation in the skin. …