Pediatric nonmelanoma skin cancer
With Jennifer Huang, MD Children without risk factors require vigilance “The general thinking in our specialty is that children who are otherwise healthy don’t get nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs),” said Jennifer Huang, MD. “However, a study my colleagues and I published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology suggests […]
Assessing SARS-CoV-2 transmission via surgical electrocautery plume
With Leigh Sowerby, MD, MHM, FRCSC “Live SARS-CoV-2 has been found in body fluids such as saliva, sputum, and blood; and the virus can remain viable in aerosols for at least 3 hours.1-3 Such findings have raised safety concerns for surgical staff, including procedures involving high viral-titer tissue sites subject to cautery,” said Leigh J. […]
Diagnose this zebra: a bullous eruption in a middle-aged man
Matthew J. Zirwas, MD, with Cheryl Guttman Krader Matthew J. Zirwas, MD Director, Ohio Contact Dermatitis Center Columbus, OhioMember, North American Contact Dermatitis Group CASE HISTORY A 40-year-old white man presented with a 2-week history of widespread blisters. Clinical examination showed tense, subepidermal-appearing bullae on mildly erythematous bases (Figure 1). Palms, soles, scalp, and mucous […]
Literature Update: Psychology
The benefits of stress Moderate amounts may boost brain With Susan T. Charles, PhD A little stress might not be such a bad thing. A study that my colleagues and I recently published in Emotion shows that moderate amounts of daily stress may signal an active, engaged lifestyle that helps maintain cognitive function long-term.1 We […]
Literature Lessons
By Ted Rosen,MD, FAAD,Editor-in-Chief COVID-19 A large-scale survey of AAD members indicated that use of TELEDERMATOLOGY among respondents went from 14.1% pre-pandemic to 96.9% during the pandemic. Live interactive was the most common modality, although survey respondents felt the combination of video with store-and-forward photographs was the most accurate. Over 80% felt that inadequate reimbursement […]
Literature Lessons
COVID19 Ted Rosen, MD, FAAD, Editor-in-Chief Using readily available May, 2021, CDC data, it was found that only 1.1% of all U.S. hospitalizations due to COVID-19 were in fully vaccinated individuals and that only 0.8% of all deaths were those who were fully vaccinated. To read more: Johnson CK, Stobbe M. Nearly all COVID deaths […]