Journal ArticleAcademia Oncology · February 16, 2026
Treatment of periocular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is difficult due to proximity to critical structures, including the eye and intracranial areas. Systemic hedgehog pathway inhibitor therapy (HHIT), including vismodegib and sonidegib, ...
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Journal ArticleBMJ Case Rep · February 15, 2026
Metastatic melanoma without an identifiable primary lesion presents a unique diagnostic challenge and raises consideration of immune-mediated regression or non-cutaneous tumour origin. We describe the case of a man in his 80s diagnosed with metastatic mela ...
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Journal ArticleBratislava Medical Journal · September 1, 2025
This study aims to summarize the existing literature regarding the efficacy of red light-emitting diode (LED) therapy for the management of dermatological conditions. A review of the literature was performed in MEDLINE (Ovid) from inception to October 4, 2 ...
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Journal ArticleJ Rural Health · March 2025
PURPOSE: To assess rural-urban and health professional shortage area (HPSA)-related influences on the characteristics of melanoma in North Carolina. METHODS: We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of patients living in North Carolina with ...
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Journal ArticleCureus · December 2024
Folliculitis decalvans (FD) is a chronic inflammatory alopecia characterized by painful, scarring lesions and recurrent flares, often complicated by secondary bacterial infections. Despite the use of topical and systemic anti-inflammatory or antimicrobial ...
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Journal ArticleJID Innov · March 2023
Patients with Parkinson disease (PD) are at high risk for developing melanoma, although current literature lacks details on the associated clinicopathologic characteristics. Our retrospective case-control study aimed to guide skin cancer surveillance recom ...
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Journal ArticleJ Am Acad Dermatol · May 2020
OBJECTIVE: To provide a formal statistical comparison of the efficacy of melanoma detection among different clinical settings. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis of all relevant observational studies on number needed to treat (NNT) in relation ...
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Journal ArticleDermatol Online J · September 15, 2018
Trichoblastic carcinoma is a rare carcinoma often arising in a pre-existing trichoblastoma. It may resemble basal cell carcinoma, posing a diagnostic challenge. Trichoblastic carcinoma is divided into low-grade and high-grade tumors. Low-grade tumors resem ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Dermatopathol · March 2016
BACKGROUND: Dermatofibromas (DFs) are common, benign, fibrohistiocytic tumors of the skin. Clinically, if they present in a rapid succession, they are termed multiple eruptive DFs. When they arise in a localized distribution, they are termed multiple clust ...
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Journal ArticleCutis · May 2014
We present the case of a preterm neonate who was born with respiratory distress and a papulovesicular rash that was diagnosed as congenital candidiasis (CC). The mother was asymptomatic. The cutaneous eruption and respiratory distress improved following tr ...
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Journal ArticleCutis · July 2013
Isotretinoin is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne. Mucocutaneous toxicity is the most commonly observed side effect of isotretinoin use. Because atrophy and skin fragility may occur while ...
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Journal ArticleDermatol Surg · March 2011
BACKGROUND: Dermatologists perform more cutaneous surgical procedures than any other medical specialists, including plastic surgeons, especially for treating skin cancers, but anecdotal evidence suggests that the public may not identify dermatologists as s ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr Dermatol · 2011
We explored resource utilization (ResUtil) and quality of life (QOL) associated with congenital ichthyoses (CI). Subjects completed an online survey related to clinical severity, demographics, ResUtil, and QOL as measured according to the Dermatology Life ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr Dermatol · 2010
The aim of this study is to estimate annual, per patient, health care costs for congenital ichthyoses (CI). We conducted a cost analysis through an online survey posted on the Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types Website. We assessed cutaneous ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr Dermatol · 2010
The ectodermal dysplasias are a complex, heritable group of syndromes that affect derivatives of ectoderm. The dermatologist plays an important role in ectodermal dysplasias as the visible defects of skin, hair, and nails are often recognized first. Our ob ...
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Journal ArticlePediatr Dermatol · 2010
A reliable method for assessing ichthyosis severity has not been uniformly agreed upon. The objective of our study was to develop and validate a tool to measure the clinical severity of the congenital ichthyoses, the Congenital Ichthyoses Severity Index. A ...
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Journal ArticleJ Invest Dermatol · March 2009
Either heredity mutations or adverse microenvironment conditions may result in dysregulation of the mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. The former lead to clinical syndromes such as tuberous sclerosis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, and Cowden's dis ...
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