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VOL. 81, No. 6, June 2008

Physiologic Anemic Macules
Khera P, English JC III

Anemic-appearing macules of the extremities that fluctuate with temperature and position have been referred to as Bier spots.


Pyoderma Faciale
Fender AB, Ignatovich Y, Mercurio MG

Pyoderma faciale is a rare cutaneous disorder that predominantly affects women in their 20s and 30s and is characterized by the rapid appearance of coalescing nodules and draining sinuses, combined with livid erythema on the face.


Ethical Challanges of Pregnancy Prevention Programs
Bonebrake R, Casey MJ, Huerter C, Ngo B, O'Brien R, Rendell M

Certain useful pharmaceutical agents carry a high risk of embryopathy. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in cooperation with drug manufacturers, has established pregnancy prevention programs (PPPs) to reduce the incidence of birth defects for thalidomide (STEPS® [System for Thalidomide Education and Prescribing Safety]) and isotretinoin (iPLEDGE™) but not for other teratogenic drugs in clinical use.


Anetoderma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Kineston DP, Xia Y, Turiansky GW

Anetoderma is a rare benign dermatosis caused by a loss of mid-dermal elastic tissue resulting in well-circumscribed areas of pouchlike herniations of flaccid skin.



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Angiosarcoma Complicating Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report
Fonder MA, Douglas DK

Cutaneous angiosarcoma is a rare malignant vascular tumor with a poor prognosis, most commonly affecting elderly white men.

  Linear Porokeratosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Lorenz GE, Ritter SE

Linear porokeratosis refers to 1 of 5 variants of porokeratosis. Porokeratosis is a keratinization disorder of multiple etiologies including genetic aberrancy, trauma, and infection.



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Proposed FDA Rule on Sunscreens, Part 1: A New Label [editorial]
DeLeo VA


Comment on "What Is Psychocutaneous Medicine?" (Cutis. 2007;80:273.) [letter]
Koblenzer CS, Koblenzer PJ, Tausk FA


Thyroid Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients With Vitiligo in New York City
Pagovich OE, Silverberg JI, Freilich E, Silverberg NB

 
What Is Your Diagnosis? Idiopathic Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
Howell SM, Krivda SJ


One-Week Treatment With Once-Daily Fluorouracil Cream 0.5% in Participants With Actinic Keratoses
Menter A, Vamvakias G, Jorizzo J


A Single-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of the Atrophogenic Effects of Fluocinonide Cream 0.1% Versus Clobetasol Propionate Cream 0.05% in Participants With Corticosteroid-Responsive Dermatoses
Uliasz A, Zeichner J, Soung J, Wong V, Lebwohl M



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Comprehensive Management of Patients With Superficial Fungal Infections: The Role of Sertaconazole Nitrate

Supported by an educational grant from OrthoNeutrogena. Sponsored by UAB School of Medicine.

Access the full-text version of the December 2007 supplement online.

Natural Advances in Eczema Care

Supported by a restricted educational grant from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.

   
Access the full-text version of the December 2006 supplement online.

Natural Considerations For Skin of Color: The Science of Natural Ingredients

Supported by a restricted educational grant from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.

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