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SDPA Fall 2018 | Product Theater | The Evolution of Topical Rosacea Treatment
November 2, 2018

In the second product theater on the first day of the general conference, Dr. Jeffery Fromowitz shared his clinical experience treating rosacea with topical products. Dr. Fromowitz highlighted that rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 16 million Americans and can occur in any race or ethnic background. In addition, rosacea can adversely

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SDPA Fall | Female Ano-genital

Dr. Bethanee Schlosser from Northwester University, presented a fantastic lecture on Pregnancy and skin disease. She covered various dermatoses that cause itching in pregnant females; pemphigoid gestationis, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, atopic eruption of pregnancy, and cholestasis of pregnancy. Dr. Schlosser shared these clinical pearls: • Cholestatic itchy is typically worse at night and usually

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SDPA Fall 2018 | Live Blog | Male Ano-genital
November 1, 2018

On the first day of the 16th Annual Fall Dermatology Conference, Dr. Joseph English from the University of Pittsburgh, presented a clinically relevant lecture on Male Anogenital Skin Disease. He started his lecture with a few clinical pearls: “not all male anogenital (MAG) disease is sexually related”, “if you look at the front you need

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SDPA Summer 2018 | Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis with Robert Sidbury, MD
October 29, 2018

Robert Sidbury, MD stopped by the Dermcast studios during the SDPA’s Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2018, held in Seattle, Washington, to discuss atopic dermatitis.

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Is Methotrexate Effective to Treat Nummular Eczema in Children?
October 22, 2018

Nummular eczema (NE) is a form of eczema that is characterized by itchy, oozing, coin-shaped lesions. NE negatively affects quality of life due to a recalcitrant response to topical treatments such as corticosteroids. Low-dose, oral methotrexate has been helpful in treating a number of other chronic inflammatory skin diseases and is generally well-tolerated, and serious

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What Are The Health Risks From Surgical Smoke?
October 19, 2018

One occupational hazard faced by dermatology providers is the health effects associated with exposure to surgical smoke. Ablative lasers and electrosurgery procedures generate smoke that contains carbon and other particles that may be hazardous to one’s health. While most dermatology residents receive training in how to perform procedures, few receive training on reducing smoke exposure.