Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a field directed treatment of actinic keratoses (AKs) or “pre-cancers”. Treatment involves application of a photosensitizer to the affected area followed by application of blue or red light. This treatment is commonly used on the face and scalp of patients with significant actinic damage. It is typical for patients to have …
While Folliculitis decalvans (FD), a form of cicatricial alopecia, remains a rare disease, it leads to scarring which can greatly reduce quality of life for the affected patients. FD tends to affect young males and causes pustules, crusts, ‘tufted and scarring alopecia patches over the scalp. The typical treatment is combined topical and oral antibiotics, …
Day 3 of the SDPA Annual Summer Conference kicked off with Dr. Neal Bhatia presenting on actinic keratoses (AK). He began his lecture by encouraging providers to examine our definition of actinic keratoses to ourselves and patients. Actinic keratoses can be viewed as a symptom of a bigger problem with at least 8% of AKs …