Working Together: A Shared Decision Model for Managing AD
The shared decision-making model plays an instrumental role in helping AD patients find relief from the pain and suffering of chronic itch. In part 2 of this educational series, Patient Advocate Holly Adler shares her journey and Dermatology PA Cynthia Trickett presents the shared decision-making model, including the healthcare providers’ role in guiding patients and […]
Diagnose This Zebra: A Differential Diagnosis Case
A 74-year-old woman treated for presumed impetigo on the thumb did not respond initially to a course of clindamycin nor treatment 8 days later with doxycycline. What’s your diagnosis? Honey-Crusted Erosion on Thumb By Frank Hall Reynolds, MDChattanooga Skin and Care Clinic, Chattanooga, Tennessee CASE HISTORY A 74-year-old woman was being evaluated for abnormal moles […]
Literature Lessons – September
Including the latest on acne, atopic dermatitis, COVID-19, contact dermatitis, cutaneous oncology, drugs and devices, infectious disease, psoriasis, and more. GENERAL DERMATOLOGY A recent retrospective study at Children’s Hospital of Colorado involving 190 patients showed that PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS failed to reveal any inappropriate prescribing but did delay therapy, leading to potentially avoidable health care utilization […]