Scholars@Duke
Suephy C Chen

Suephy C Chen

Professor of Dermatology
Dermatology

Selected Publications

Burden of chronic skin disease from an Asian perspective: Assessment of health state utilities and quality of life in a Singapore cohort

Journal Article JAAD International · December 1, 2024 Background: Understanding health state utilities of skin diseases is essential for health economic evaluations in an era of rising health care costs. Objective: To create a catalog of utility values of chronic skin diseases among Asians. Methods: This is a ... Full text Cite

Multiomics Profiling Distinguishes Sebaceous Carcinoma from Benign Sebaceous Neoplasms and Provides Insight into the Genetic Evolution of Sebaceous Carcinogenesis.

Journal Article Clin Cancer Res · November 1, 2024 PURPOSE: Sebaceous carcinoma is the third most common nonkeratinocyte skin cancer in the United States with 1,000 cases per year. The clinicopathologic features of sebaceous carcinoma and benign sebaceous neoplasms (adenomas, sebaceomas) can overlap, highl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Image Quality Assessment Using Convolutional Neural Network in Clinical Skin Images.

Journal Article JID Innov · July 2024 The image quality received for clinical evaluation is often suboptimal. The goal is to develop an image quality analysis tool to assess patient- and primary care physician-derived images using deep learning model. Dataset included patient- and primary care ... Full text Link to item Cite

ItchyQoL reveals differences in itch symptom experience in routine dermatologic care.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol Res · June 7, 2024 Itch is a common symptom of dermatologic diseases associated with significant impairment of health-related quality of life (QoL). This study reveals disparities in itch symptom experience and itch impact on QoL. A retrospective study of patient-reported ou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers and Facilitators Affecting Long-Term Antibiotic Prescriptions for Acne Treatment.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · May 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Dermatologists prescribe more oral antibiotics per clinician than clinicians in any other specialty. Despite clinical guidelines that recommend limitation of long-term oral antibiotic treatments for acne to less than 3 months, there is little e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-Eye Care in Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Settings: Qualitative Content Analysis.

Journal Article JMIR Dermatol · February 7, 2024 BACKGROUND: Veterans Affairs health care systems have been early adopters of asynchronous telemedicine to provide access to timely and high-quality specialty care services in primary care settings for veterans living in rural areas. Scant research has exam ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors Affecting Treatment Selection Among Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · February 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Despite the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of adalimumab for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), prescription rates remain low, indicating a critical gap between evidence-based guidelines and clinical practice. Understan ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lived Experience of Acne and Acne Treatment in Transgender Patients.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · February 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: While acne is common in transgender and gender-diverse people and is associated with gender-affirming hormone therapy, little research has examined these factors and their impact in gender minority groups. OBJECTIVE: To examine the lived experi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Atopic Dermatitis and Bullying Among US Adolescents.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · December 1, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Cutaneous and Noncutaneous Adverse Effects in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Receiving Immunotherapy.

Journal Article JID Innov · November 2023 Relationships between cutaneous adverse effects (CAEs) and noncutaneous adverse effects (NCAEs) of melanoma immunotherapy may help identify patterns tied to distinct immunologic pathways. The objective of this study was to determine the associations betwee ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation evaluation of a teledermatology virtual clinic at an academic medical center.

Journal Article Implement Sci Commun · October 27, 2023 BACKGROUND: Teledermatology (TD) is an evidence-based practice that may increase access to dermatologic care. We sought to use the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) and the Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maint ... Full text Link to item Cite

Healthcare experiences among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a qualitative study.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · October 25, 2023 In this qualitative study, 21 adults living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) were interviewed about their healthcare experiences. Participants detailed how delay in diagnosis, lack of provider knowledge, inadequate pain management, poor access to care an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Timing of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Stage III Melanoma, Does it Matter?

Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · October 2023 BACKGROUND: The optimal time to initiate adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) following resection remains undefined. Herein, we investigated the impact of time to adjuvant ICI on survival in patients with stage III melanoma. METHODS: Patients with r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Financial toxicity and skin cancer care in the US: population-based survey from 2011 to 2018.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol Res · September 2023 This cross-sectional study aimed to examine financial toxicity among people with skin cancer using pooled National Health Interview Survey data from adults in 2011-2018. Material, behavioral, and psychological markers of financial toxicity were compared by ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Their Clinical Applications in Dermatology.

Journal Article Am J Clin Dermatol · July 2023 With more disease- and symptom-specific measures available and research pointing to increased usefulness, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) can be routinely used in clinical care. PROMs increase efficiency in healthcare, improve the clinician-patie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient satisfaction with the Veteran's Administration teledermatology service.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · May 2023 BACKGROUND: Teledermatology is comparable to face-to-face visits in providing accurate diagnoses and effective treatments. However, there are limited data regarding patient satisfaction with teledermatology models that more directly convey provider recomme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stratifying clinical complexity of dermatology outpatient visits: Validation of a pilot instrument.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · May 2023 The United States population is aging and increasing in comorbidities, and patient care is accordingly growing increasingly complex. Complexity impacts patterns of resource consumption, adverse event and medical error rates, health-related quality of life, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin Cancer Behavioral Risk Factors and Screening Among U.S. Adults in Same-Sex Relationships: A Population-Based Study from 2000 to 2015.

Journal Article LGBT Health · May 2023 Purpose: Skin cancer is prevalent in sexual minority men but little is known about risk factors and screening specifically among couples in same-sex relationships (SSR). We aimed to compare sunburns, sun-protective behaviors, indoor tanning, and total body ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Cost Utility of Nonpregnancy Laboratory Monitoring for Persons on Isotretinoin Acne Therapy.

Journal Article JID Innov · May 2023 We sought to project the 1-year cost utility of nonpregnancy laboratory monitoring cessation among patients initiating isotretinoin. We conducted a model-based cost utility analysis comparing (i) current practice (CP) and (ii) cessation of nonpregnancy lab ... Full text Link to item Cite

Survival and tumor characteristics of patients presenting with single primary versus second primary melanoma lesions.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · May 2023 BACKGROUND: Patients with single primary melanomas have an increased risk of developing subsequent melanomas. Secondary tumors diagnosed within and after 3 months are termed "synchronous" and "asynchronous," respectively. OBJECTIVE: To compare tumor distri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation Evaluation of a Teledermatology Virtual Clinic at an Academic Medical Center.

Journal Article Res Sq · February 28, 2023 BACKGROUND: Teledermatology (TD) is an evidence-based practice that may increase access to dermatologic care. We sought to evaluate implementation of TD at four Duke primary care practices. METHODS: We implemented a hybrid TD program where trained primary ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain experiences among those living with hidradenitis suppurativa: a qualitative study.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · January 23, 2023 BACKGROUND: Pain is rated by patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) as the disease's most impactful symptom. HS therapies are often insufficient to control inflammatory disease activity and pain. A better understanding of patient experiences with pain ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers and Facilitators to Teledermatology and Tele-eyecare in Veteran Healthcare Settings

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY · 2023 Cite

Validation of actinic keratosis diagnosis and treatment codes among veterans living with HIV.

Journal Article Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · September 2022 PURPOSE: Actinic keratoses (AK) diagnosis, billing, and pharmacy codes have not been validated among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), preventing use in epidemiologic and clinical research. We aimed to calculate the positive predictive ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dermoscopic Photographs Impact Confidence and Management of Remotely Triaged Skin Lesions.

Journal Article Dermatol Pract Concept · July 2022 INTRODUCTION: Improving remote triage is crucial given expansions in tele-dermatology and with limited in-person care during COVID-19. In addition to clinical pictures, dermoscopic images may provide utility for triage. OBJECTIVES: To determine if dermosco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin Cancer Risk Factors and Screening Among Asian American Individuals.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · March 1, 2022 IMPORTANCE: Asian American individuals are the fastest growing racial group in the US but remain underrepresented in health disparities research, including research on skin cancer risk factors and screening. Improved understanding of preventable skin cance ... Full text Link to item Cite

Early Implementation and Evaluation of a Teledermatology Virtual Clinic Within an Academic Medical Center

Journal Article Iproceedings · December 20, 2021 BackgroundTeledermatology can increase patient access; however, its optimal implementation remains unknown.Obj ... Full text Cite

Early Implementation and Evaluation of a Teledermatology Virtual Clinic Within an Academic Medical Center (Preprint)

Journal Article · December 3, 2021 BACKGROUNDTeledermatology can increase patient access; however, its optimal implementation remains unknown. ... Full text Cite

Tools to study the severity of itch in 8- to 17-year-old children: Validation of TweenItchyQoL and ItchyQuant.

Journal Article Pediatr Dermatol · September 2021 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Validated pruritus-specific quality of life and self-reported severity instruments exist primarily for adults. Clinical trials to develop therapeutics for children with chronic pruritus are hampered by the paucity of appropriate outc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Refinement and validation of the ItchyQoL using classical test theory and item response theory resulted in a reduction of the response categories from a 5-point to a 3-point scale.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · September 2021 BACKGROUND: The ItchyQoL is an itch-specific patient-reported outcome measure used to assess quality of life in patients with chronic pruritus (CP). OBJECTIVES: We aimed to assess and extend the psychometric properties of the ItchyQoL using classical test ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pruritus assessment tools for 6 to 7-year-old children: KidsItchyQoL and ItchyQuant.

Journal Article Pediatr Dermatol · May 2021 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Measures of pruritus severity and quality of life (QoL) are necessary for the development of therapeutics for children with chronic pruritus. In children, questionnaires need to be developed for specific age groups given the differen ... Full text Link to item Cite

High-frequency ultrasound in clinical dermatology: a review.

Journal Article Ultrasound J · April 20, 2021 BACKGROUND: Ultrasound was first introduced in clinical dermatology in 1979. Since that time, ultrasound technology has continued to develop along with its popularity and utility. Today, high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS), or ultrasound using a frequency of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Expert Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Pain.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · April 1, 2021 This cross-sectional survey characterizes the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of international experts in the management of pain in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Research Techniques Made Simple: Developing and Validating QOL Outcome Measures for Skin Diseases.

Journal Article J Invest Dermatol · October 2020 Skin conditions can significantly impact QOL. Dermatology QOL instruments may measure general skin-specific, disease-specific, or condition-specific QOL. Key components in the development of QOL instruments include (i) instrument and conceptual framework d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality of Life Assessed Using Skindex-16 Scores Among Patients With Acne Receiving Isotretinoin Treatment.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · October 1, 2020 IMPORTANCE: Acne is a common dermatologic condition and significantly affects psychosocial health and quality of life. An international task force recommended routine use of quality-of-life measures for clinic visits associated with acne management, but th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Instagram for dermatology education.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · October 2020 Full text Link to item Cite

No evidence of increased cancer incidence in children using topical tacrolimus for atopic dermatitis.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2020 BACKGROUND: Long-term safety of topical calcineurin inhibitors is not well understood. APPLES (A Prospective Pediatric Longitudinal Evaluation to Assess the Long-Term Safety of Tacrolimus Ointment for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis; NCT00475605) examin ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clustering of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is associated with increased levels of the environmental toxins benzene and trichloroethylene in the state of Georgia.

Journal Article Cancer · April 15, 2020 BACKGROUND: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising in the skin. Geographic clustering of CTCL has recently been reported, but its association with environmental factors is unknown. Benzene and trichloroethylene (TCE ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Quality-of-Life Impact of Chronic Itch Compared to Pain

Chapter · March 20, 2020 Itch and Pain: Similarities, Interactions and Differences is the only available, up-to-date guide to current information in this important area, ideal for basic scientists as well as clinicians in dermatology, pain, neurology, medicine, ... ... Cite

Validation of the Three-Item Skindex-Mini Among Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients With Diverse Racial Backgrounds.

Journal Article J Cutan Med Surg · 2020 BACKGROUND: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that severely impairs patients' quality of life (QoL). Instruments such as the 10-item Dermatology Life Quality Index and 16-item Skindex-16 have been used to assess QoL in HS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors associated with time to surgery in melanoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Database.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · October 2019 BACKGROUND: Timely treatment for melanoma may affect survival, and characterizing the predictors of delay may inform intervention strategies. OBJECTIVE: To determine characteristics associated with the interval between diagnosis and surgery in melanoma. ME ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of the Number-Needed-to-Biopsy Metric for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · October 1, 2019 IMPORTANCE: To date, no concerted effort has been made to date to evaluate the literature on number-needed-to-biopsy (NNB) metrics, particularly to account for the differences in clinician type and melanoma prevalence in certain geographic locations. OBJEC ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dermatologic care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: Epidemiology, screening, and disease prevention.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · March 2019 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons face important health issues relevant to dermatologists. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk of certain infectious diseases, including HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dermatologic care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: Terminology, demographics, health disparities, and approaches to care.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · March 2019 More than 10 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons live in the United States. Improving their health is a public health priority. LGBT persons have specific health concerns and face health care disparities. Awareness of those issue ... Full text Link to item Cite

A provider global assessment quality measure for clinical practice for inflammatory skin disorders.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · March 2019 In our evolving health care system, dermatologists are increasingly being asked to prove the value of care they provide to patients with severe skin diseases. Current quality measures for inflammatory dermatoses have limited validity and feasibility. Throu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cross-European validation of the ItchyQoL in pruritic dermatoses.

Journal Article J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · February 2019 BACKGROUND: Chronic pruritus (CP) is a frequently occurring symptom in inflammatory dermatoses, causing a high burden and limitations to health-related quality of life (HRQoL). OBJECTIVE: The ItchyQoL was developed to assess the impairment to HRQoL in pati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chemoprevention agents for melanoma: A path forward into phase 3 clinical trials.

Journal Article Cancer · January 1, 2019 Recent progress in the treatment of advanced melanoma has led to unprecedented improvements in overall survival and, as these new melanoma treatments have been developed and deployed in the clinic, much has been learned about the natural history of the dis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk of Skin Cancers in Older Persons Living With HIV: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care · 2019 Skin cancers-including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma-impose high incidence and morbidity in older persons. As life expectancy continues to increase in persons living with HIV (PLWH), this population may face an increased risk ... Full text Link to item Cite

Personality traits and styles may affect the reporting of chronic pruritus: a cross-sectional study

Journal Article Itch · December 2018 Introduction:Chronic pruritus (CP) is a common symptom, but can be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Our objective was to determine how personality traits, and more specifically per ... Full text Cite

Risk of Subsequent Cutaneous Melanoma in Moderately Dysplastic Nevi Excisionally Biopsied but With Positive Histologic Margins.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · December 1, 2018 IMPORTANCE: Little evidence exists to guide the management of moderately dysplastic nevi excisionally biopsied without residual clinical pigmentation but with positive histologic margins (hereafter referred to as moderately dysplastic nevi with positive hi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Teledermatology and teledermatopathology as educational tools for international dermatology: a virtual grand rounds pilot curriculum.

Journal Article Int J Dermatol · November 2018 BACKGROUND: Teledermatology may improve dermatologic care access in underserved areas and expand the clinical experience of dermatologists-in-training. The potential for teledermatology to supplement global health curricula in dermatology residency educati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use and Cost of Actinic Keratosis Destruction in the Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service Population, 2007 to 2015.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · November 1, 2018 IMPORTANCE: Actinic keratosis is prevalent and has the potential to progress to keratinocyte carcinoma. Changes in the use and costs of actinic keratosis treatment are not well understood in the aging population. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends in the use an ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial disparities in fifth-grade sun protection: Evidence from the Healthy Passages study.

Journal Article Pediatr Dermatol · September 2018 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Despite rising skin cancer rates in children, multiple studies reveal inadequate youth sun-protective behavior (eg, sunscreen use). Using Healthy Passages data for fifth-graders, we set out to determine sunscreen adherence in these c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnostic accuracy of whole slide imaging for cutaneous, soft tissue, and melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsies with and without immunohistochemistry.

Journal Article J Cutan Pathol · August 2018 BACKGROUND: Diagnostic accuracy with whole slide imaging (WSI) for complex inpatient and outpatient dermatopathology cases with immunohistochemistry (IHC) is unknown. METHODS: WSI (Leica Aperio AT2 Digital Pathology scanner, N = 151 cases) was performed fo ... Full text Link to item Cite

How data can deliver for dermatology.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

Salivary levels of angiopoietin-2 in infants with infantile haemangiomas treated with and without systemic propranolol.

Journal Article Exp Dermatol · June 2018 Infantile haemangiomas (IHs) with functional or cosmetic concerns necessitate systemic treatment for which propranolol is the preferred treatment. However, the mechanism of action is unknown. Mouse models suggest the angiopoietin-2 (Ang2)/Tie-2 system is i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing drugs for treatment of atopic dermatitis in children (≥3 months to <18 years of age): Draft guidance for industry.

Journal Article Pediatr Dermatol · May 2018 Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic skin disease, and it primarily affects children. Although atopic dermatitis (AD) has the highest effect on burden of skin disease, no high-level studies have defined optimal therapy for severe disease. Corticost ... Full text Link to item Cite

273 Skin cancer surveillance behaviors and attitudes among hair professionals

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · May 2018 Full text Cite

376 The burden of mood disorder symptoms in a population of adults with chronic pruritus

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · May 2018 Full text Cite

547 Gender perceptions of scientists among 5th graders

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · May 2018 Full text Cite

Chemoprevention of Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma With a Single Course of Fluorouracil, 5%, Cream: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Conference JAMA Dermatol · February 1, 2018 IMPORTANCE: Keratinocyte carcinoma (ie, cutaneous basal and squamous cell carcinoma) is the most common cancer in the United States. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether topical fluorouracil could prevent surgically treated keratinocyte carcinoma. DESIGN, SETTI ... Full text Link to item Cite

A daily skincare regimen with a unique ceramide and filaggrin formulation rapidly improves chronic xerosis, pruritus, and quality of life in older adults.

Journal Article Geriatr Nurs · 2018 A skin care regimen which significantly improved atopic dermatitis and pruritus was evaluated for its efficacy and acceptability in senior subjects diagnosed with xerosis who also suffer from pruritus. This was an open-label, single-center study, designed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differences in factors that drive pruritus quality of life between Asian Americans and other races

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2018 Cite

Skin cancer surveillance behaviors and attitudes among hair professionals

Conference JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY · 2018 Full text Cite

Gender perceptions of scientists among 5th graders

Conference JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY · 2018 Full text Cite

Botanical Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pruritus: a Systematic Review

Journal Article Current Dermatology Reports · December 1, 2017 Purpose of Review: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients who suffer from chronic pruritus, but there is little data on the efficacy or antipruritic mechanism of these interventions. This review assesses the current underst ... Full text Cite

Video-based education about systemic corticosteroids enhances patient knowledge more than verbal education: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Dermatol Online J · September 15, 2017 BACKGROUND: Video-based patient education about long-term systemic corticosteroid treatment has not been assessed. OBJECTIVE: To compare video-based versus verbal education in patient knowledge gained and satisfaction. METHODS: English-speaking adults (≥18 ... Link to item Cite

Future growth of physicians and non-physician providers within the U.S. Dermatology workforce.

Journal Article Dermatol Online J · September 15, 2017 Trends in the training, supply, availability, career decisions, and retirement of US dermatology physicians are not well delineated. The current study evaluates whether growth in the dermatology workforce will keep pace with population expansion in the Uni ... Link to item Cite

Validation of Japanese Version of ItchyQoL in Chronic Pruritus Patients

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · September 1, 2017 Cite

Validation and comparison of quality-of-life measures for topical 5-fluorouracil treatment: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Clin Exp Dermatol · July 2017 BACKGROUND: Topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is commonly used for high-risk patients with keratinocyte carcinoma (KC). Skindex and Skin Cancer Index (SCI) are validated instruments to measure quality of life (QoL) of patients with KC and those who have had su ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial disparities in the impact of chronic pruritus: A cross-sectional study on quality of life and resource utilization in United States veterans.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · July 2017 BACKGROUND: Chronic pruritus has a lifetime prevalence of up to 26% in the worldwide population. Research has shown that the incidence and quality of life (QoL) impact of chronic pruritus varies by race. OBJECTIVE: We sought to explore the effects of race ... Full text Link to item Cite

A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009.

Journal Article Int J Womens Dermatol · March 2017 Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women's influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examine ... Full text Link to item Cite

Healthcare reform literacy among academic dermatologists: What we know and don't know about the Affordable Care Act.

Journal Article Dermatol Online J · January 15, 2017 IMPORTANCE: There have been no attempts to determinethe understanding of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)among dermatologists. OBJECTIVE: Assess knowledgeof the ACA among academic dermatologists. DESIGN: A 21-item survey was administered to membersof the Asso ... Link to item Cite

Validation and Banding of the ItchyQuant: A Self-Report Itch Severity Scale.

Journal Article J Invest Dermatol · January 2017 Because of the significant emotional and psychosocial impact of chronic pruritus, it is important to accurately assess and measure itch severity. This study aims to validate and apply clinically meaningful bands to the ItchyQuant, an illustrated self-repor ... Full text Link to item Cite

The dermatology workforce supply model: 2015-2030

Journal Article Dermatology Online Journal · January 1, 2017 Trends in the training, supply, availability, career decisions, and retirement of US dermatology physicians are not well delineated. The current study evaluates whether growth in the dermatology workforce will keep pace with population expansion in the Uni ... Cite

Focal Photodamage on the Occipital Scalp.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · September 1, 2016 Full text Link to item Cite

Effective local anesthesia for onabotulinumtoxin A injections to treat hyperhidrosis associated with traumatic amputation.

Journal Article Dermatol Online J · June 15, 2016 BACKGROUND: Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections are an effective treatment for controlling hyperhidrosis at sites of amputation. Hyperesthesia associated with amputated limbs is a major barrier to performing this procedure under local anesthesia. OBJ ... Link to item Cite

The influence of itch: Quality of life in pediatric patients with chronic pruritus

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2016 Full text Cite

Racial disparities in pruritus quality of life and resource Utilization

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2016 Full text Cite

187 Gender differences in quality of life of pediatric patients with chronic itch

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · May 2016 Full text Cite

A ten-year comparison of women authorship in U.S. dermatology literature, 1999 vs. 2009.

Journal Article Int J Womens Dermatol · March 2016 Women are entering medicine at increasing rates, particularly in dermatology. In this study, we compared women's influence and status in academic dermatology with that of men by examining authorship roles in peer-reviewed dermatology literature. We examine ... Full text Link to item Cite

A video-based educational pilot for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) treatment: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · March 2016 INTRODUCTION: Several treatment options exist for uncomplicated basal cell carcinoma. Standardized and effective informed consent is difficult in busy dermatology clinics. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether an educational video depicting 3 treatment option ... Full text Link to item Cite

Vitamin D in psoriasis

Chapter · January 20, 2016 Pragmatic and reader-friendly, Vitamin D: A Clinical Casebook will be an excellent resource for clinical endocrinologists, nutritionists, and family and emergency medicine physicians alike. ... Cite

Methods of Melanoma Detection.

Chapter · 2016 Detection and removal of melanoma, before it has metastasized, dramatically improves prognosis and survival. The purpose of this chapter is to (1) summarize current methods of melanoma detection and (2) review state-of-the-art detection methods and technol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term Efficacy of Topical Fluorouracil Cream, 5%, for Treating Actinic Keratosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Conference JAMA Dermatol · September 2015 IMPORTANCE: Topical fluorouracil was demonstrated to be effective in reducing the number of actinic keratoses (AKs) for up to 6 months, but no randomized trials studied its long-term efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of a single cours ... Full text Link to item Cite

Video-based education for basal cell carcinoma treatment: A pilot study

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2015 Full text Cite

How itchy are children?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2015 Full text Cite

Preliminary validation of ItchyQuant in adult populations

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2015 Full text Cite

Strategies for improving follow-up on teledermatology recommendations

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · May 2015 Full text Cite

Effect of physical therapy on wound healing and quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers: a systematic review.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · March 2015 IMPORTANCE: Patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs) have calf muscle pump dysfunction, which is associated with reduced ankle range of motion (ROM). Physical therapy or exercise that targets ankle joint mobility may lead to improvement in calf muscle pump f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Addressing the knowledge gap in clinical recommendations for management and complete excision of clinically atypical nevi/dysplastic nevi: Pigmented Lesion Subcommittee consensus statement.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · February 2015 IMPORTANCE: The management of clinically atypical nevi/dysplastic nevi (CAN/DN) is controversial, with few data to guide the process. Management recommendations for DN with positive histologic margins were developed by the Delphi method to achieve consensu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of total-body digital photography on cancer worry in patients with atypical mole syndrome.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · February 2015 IMPORTANCE: Cancer worry about developing melanoma in at-risk patients may affect one's quality of life and adherence to screening. Little is known about melanoma-related worry in patients with atypical mole syndrome (AMS). OBJECTIVES: To quantify levels a ... Full text Link to item Cite

ItchyQoL bands: pilot clinical interpretation of scores.

Journal Article Acta Derm Venereol · January 2015 Full text Link to item Cite

Reporting Melanoma: A Nationwide Surveillance of State Cancer Registries.

Journal Article J Skin Cancer · 2015 The goal of our study was to determine current melanoma reporting methods available to dermatologists and dermatopathologists and quantify changes in reporting methods from 2012 to 2014. A cross-sectional study design was utilized consisting of website per ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pruritus epidemiology and quality of life.

Journal Article Handb Exp Pharmacol · 2015 The burden of chronic pruritus is increasingly recognized as significant worldwide. As wet-laboratory researchers investigate the pathophysiology of chronic pruritus, epidemiologists and health services researchers are quantifying the impact of pruritus by ... Full text Link to item Cite

The efficacy of meditation for treatment of chronic pruritus: A pilot trial

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2015 Cite

Sustained reduction in skin biopsies after 5-FU treatme

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2015 Cite

Measuring pediatric pruritus: Can providers or parents be proxies?

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2015 Cite

Validating the ItchyQuant: A self-report itch severity scale

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2015 Cite

Pruritus Medical Resource Utilization in US Veterans

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2015 Cite

Defining Bands of the ItchyQuant: A Pilot Study

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2015 Cite

Racial Disparities in Pruritus Quality of Life and Resource Utilization

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2015 Cite

Supply-and-demand discrepancy in academic pigmented lesion clinics: a case for a new health care delivery model.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · November 2014 IMPORTANCE: There is an increasing demand for a limited number of pigmented lesion clinic (PLC) visits at dermatology centers. OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of visits to PLCs that are more frequent ("additional screening") than the recommended ("s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Critical Appraisal of Pharmacoeconomic Studies

Chapter · August 11, 2014 This chapter outlines the four fundamental types of pharmacoeconomic studies, gives dermatological examples, and discusses the necessary items for such studies. Cost analyses are useful as sources of rigorous cost accounting and as the basis for other phar ... Full text Cite

The social acceptability of handheld umbrellas for sun protection.

Journal Article Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed · August 2014 PURPOSE: Little is known about handheld umbrella (HU) use for sun protection in the United States. We sought to determine whether women consider the HU a socially acceptable form of sun protection and whether viewing pictures of famous women carrying umbre ... Full text Link to item Cite

To excise or not: impact of MelaFind on German dermatologists' decisions to biopsy atypical lesions.

Journal Article J Dtsch Dermatol Ges · July 2014 OBJECTIVES: To determine the biopsy sensitivity to melanoma of dermatologists in Germany and the impact of MelaFind® on their decisions to biopsy melanomas. DESIGN: Randomized two-armed online reader study presenting case information, clinical/dermatoscopi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chapter 14: Critical appraisal of pharmacoeconomic studies

Chapter · June 5, 2014 Be sure your skin-care treatments have strong evidential support Evidence-based Dermatology, Third Edition takes a unique approach to clinical dermatology by emphasising use of only the highest quality available evidence when treating ... ... Cite

Chapter 35: Actinic keratosis and Bowen's disease

Chapter · June 5, 2014 Be sure your skin-care treatments have strong evidential support Evidence-based Dermatology, Third Edition takes a unique approach to clinical dermatology by emphasising use of only the highest quality available evidence when treating ... ... Cite

Factors mediating the impact of chronic pruritus on quality of life.

Journal Article JAMA Dermatol · June 2014 IMPORTANCE: Chronic pruritus is a common problem with a deleterious effect on quality of life. The factors mediating the relationship between chronic pruritus and quality of life are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors that mediate the i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain quality of life as measured by utilities.

Journal Article Pain Med · May 2014 OBJECTIVE: Utilities are values of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) based on patient preference for a health status. The purpose of this study was to compare indirect measures to a directly elicited utility. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chronic pruritus in HIV-positive patients in the southeastern United States: its prevalence and effect on quality of life.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · April 2014 BACKGROUND: Prevalence of chronic pruritus in HIV-positive patients is an underevaluated topic in the United States. The characteristics, severity, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with HIV and chronic pruritus have not been well documented using vali ... Full text Link to item Cite

Utility of additional tissue sections in dermatopathology: diagnostic, clinical and financial implications.

Journal Article J Cutan Pathol · February 2014 BACKGROUND: As histopathologic assessment is subject to sampling error, some institutions 'preorder' deeper sections on some or all cases (hereafter referred to as prospective deeper sections), while others order additional sections only when needed (herea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Measuring the severity of topical 5-fluorouracil toxicity.

Journal Article J Cutan Med Surg · 2014 BACKGROUND: Topical 5% 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is known to cause toxicity, such as erythema, pain, and crusting/erosions. OBJECTIVES: We sought to develop a scale to measure this toxicity and test the scale for reliability. METHODS: A scale was developed inv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility, validity, and reliability of pediatric pruritus-specific outcome measures

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2014 Cite

An analysis of personality styles and coping behaviors in chronic pruritus

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2014 Cite

Comparison of predictive models for non-sentinel lymph node tumor positivity in melanoma

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2014 Cite

Reliability of quantification measures of actinic keratosis.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · December 2013 BACKGROUND: Enumerating actinic keratoses (AKs) is highly variable but important to standardize as new therapies are emerging. OBJECTIVES: To assess the reliability of four different methods used to quantify AKs and to investigate whether a consensus meeti ... Full text Link to item Cite

German version of ItchyQoL: validation and initial clinical findings.

Journal Article Acta Derm Venereol · September 4, 2013 Pruritus is a major symptom of numerous skin and systemic diseases and causes a substantial burden on patients' quality of life (QoL). We report here the validation of the German version (GerItchyQoL) of the first pruritus-specific QoL instrument ItchyQoL. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lessons for adapting quality of life instruments to children: A pilot pruritus pediatric QoL questionnaire

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · April 2013 Full text Cite

A pilot quality of life instrument for older children with pruritus: Preliminary results

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · April 2013 Full text Cite

Clinically meaningful reduction in pruritus in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma treated with romidepsin.

Journal Article Leuk Lymphoma · February 2013 Patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) frequently experience severe pruritus that can significantly impact their quality of life. Romidepsin is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with CTCL who have r ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial variations in pruritus severity

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2013 Cite

What makes people itch? A cross-sectional population based study

Journal Article Acta Dermato-Venereologica · 2013 Cite

A market for concierge melanoma clinics may exist

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2013 Cite

Screening and prevention measures for melanoma: is there a survival advantage?

Journal Article Curr Oncol Rep · October 2012 Controversy has emerged over the past decades regarding the value and impact of melanoma screening to detect early stage disease for improved prognosis. Those questioning the benefits of prevention efforts base their arguments on the absence of prospective ... Full text Link to item Cite

Duration of voriconazole exposure: an independent risk factor for skin cancer after lung transplantation.

Journal Article Dermatol Surg · August 2012 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is an association between duration of voriconazole therapy and number of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) after lung transplantation. DESIGN: A telephone-based survey and chart review were performed for all living patie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cooperative benefit for the combination of rapamycin and imatinib in tuberous sclerosis complex neoplasia.

Journal Article Vasc Cell · July 5, 2012 Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a common autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by tumors of the skin, lung, brain, and kidneys. Monotherapy with rapamycin however resulted in partial regression of tumors, implying the involvement of additional pathways. We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Willingness to pay in dermatology: assessment of the burden of skin diseases.

Journal Article J Invest Dermatol · July 2012 Willingness to pay (WTP) is a monetary, preference-based, burden-of-disease measure with a potential role in dermatology, where many conditions are temporary and/or mild, and many treatments are inexpensive and one might be able to imagine paying out of po ... Full text Link to item Cite

A cross-sectional study examining the correlation between sunless tanning product use and tanning beliefs and behaviors.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · April 2012 OBJECTIVES: To establish the effect of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors and to determine characteristics of sunless tanning product users. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey study conducted between May 30, 2007, and December 4, 2007. SETTING: Th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Future directions in dermatology quality of life measures.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 Within the last few decades, outcomes research, and in particular quality of life (QoL) outcomes research, has become integrated into clinical and research practices. QoL outcomes are important to dermatology, because many diseases carry significant psycho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pruritus.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 Health-related quality of life (QoL) is a patient-reported outcome that describes the impact of the disease in question to all aspects of persons' life, including psychosocial, emotional, physical, and functional impact. As such, health-related QoL is part ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical meaning in skin-specific quality of life instruments: a comparison of the Dermatology Life Quality Index and Skindex banding systems.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 Clinical meaning can be assigned to scores of health status measures by using a variety of approaches. The anchor-based approach involves determining the difference on a quality of life (QOL) scale that corresponds to a self-reported small but important ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preference-based measures in dermatology: an overview of utilities and willingness to pay.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 In this overview of preference-based measures, utilities and willingness to pay (WTP) are discussed as measures relevant to dermatology for capturing the burden of skin diseases. An overview is provided of the concepts of utilities and WTP and their import ... Full text Link to item Cite

Health-related quality of life in dermatology: introduction and overview.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 Improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a major goal of dermatology. Identifying how the skin condition affects lives, quantifying this burden, and using this information to improve patients' lives on an individual basis are important targ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Overview of health status quality-of-life measures.

Journal Article Dermatol Clin · April 2012 The concept of quality of life (QOL) is becoming increasingly important in medicine, particularly in dermatology where many cutaneous diseases have the potential to affect the quality rather than the length of life. There is increasing interest in devising ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sweet syndrome associated with hydralazine-induced lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Cutis · March 2012 Sweet syndrome (SS) is a distinctive but poorly understood clinical syndrome, which likely represents an immunologic reaction pattern to a wide range of underlying or preceding conditions, including viral illnesses, inflammatory bowel disease, and malignan ... Link to item Cite

What Form of Informed Consent? A Nationwide Pilot Survey

Journal Article Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology · 2012 Full text Cite

Preface

Journal Article Dermatologic Clinics · January 1, 2012 Full text Cite

The impact of patient and physician gender on awareness of visit's goals

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2012 Cite

Extracellular low pH affects circadian rhythm expression in human primary fibroblasts.

Journal Article Biochem Biophys Res Commun · December 16, 2011 Circadian rhythm is a fundamental biological system involved in the regulation of various physiological functions. However, little is known about a nature or function of circadian clock in human primary cells. In the present study, we have applied in vitro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a Quality of Life Instrument Specific for Cutaneous Lymphoma

Journal Article Blood · November 18, 2011 AbstractAbstract 3158Background:In addition to being itchy and painful, cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CT ... Full text Cite

The health burden and economic costs of cutaneous melanoma mortality by race/ethnicity-United States, 2000 to 2006.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · November 2011 BACKGROUND: Cutaneous melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer with more than 8000 deaths per year in the United States. The health burden and economic costs associated with melanoma mortality by race/ethnicity have not been appropriately addressed. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Melanoma reporting to central cancer registries by US dermatologists: an analysis of the persistent knowledge and practice gap.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · November 2011 BACKGROUND: Every state requires diagnosing physicians to report new cases of melanoma to its central cancer registry. Previous regional studies and anecdotal experience suggest that few dermatologists are cognizant of this obligation. This oversight could ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of pruritus on quality of life: the skin equivalent of pain.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · October 2011 OBJECTIVE: To compare the impact of chronic pruritus and chronic pain on quality of life (QoL) using directly elicited health utility scores. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Convenience sample of patients attending the Emory Dermatology Clinic, Emo ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of shave biopsy on the management of patients with thin melanomas.

Journal Article Am Surg · August 2011 Disagreement persists regarding the role that various biopsy methods should play in the diagnosis of primary cutaneous melanoma. We analyzed the indications for sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy and the rates of SLN involvement among biopsy techniques and d ... Link to item Cite

Hat, shade, long sleeves, or sunscreen? Rethinking US sun protection messages based on their relative effectiveness.

Journal Article Cancer Causes Control · July 2011 BACKGROUND: Sun protection messages in the United States emphasize sunscreen use, although its efficacy in skin cancer prevention remains controversial. METHODS: We used data from NHANES 2003-2006, restricted to adult whites (n = 3,052) to evaluate how Ame ... Full text Link to item Cite

The public's perception of dermatologists as surgeons.

Journal Article Dermatol 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 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Melanoma cancer registry reporting practices of US dermatologists

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2011 Full text Cite

Desirable traits in academic dermatology mentors

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2011 Full text Cite

Clinical interpretation of itchyqol using an anchor-based technique

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2011 Full text Cite

Performance of an adjuvant melanoma detection tool compared to physicians

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2011 Full text Cite

Quality of life impact of chronic pruritus in children versus adults: A pilot study

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2011 Full text Cite

Resource utilization and quality of life associated with congenital ichthyoses.

Journal Article Pediatr 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 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Widespread functional impact of chronic pruritus in children

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2011 Cite

Hot or not--evaluating the effect of artificial tanning on the public's perception of attractiveness.

Journal Article Dermatol Surg · November 2010 BACKGROUND: Despite strong evidence that sun exposure causes skin cancer, a significant proportion of the population continues to purposefully tan. Many individuals deliberately tan because they believe a tanned complexion makes them appear more attractive ... Full text Link to item Cite

Utilization and rationale for the implementation of total body (digital) photography as an adjunct screening measure for melanoma.

Journal Article Melanoma Res · October 2010 The primary objective of our study was to update the prevalence of total body photography (TBP) utilization and the rationale for its implementation as an adjunctive screening measure by academic dermatologists across the USA, and investigate the emergence ... Full text Link to item Cite

Vitamin D levels, dietary intake, and photoprotective behaviors among patients with skin cancer.

Journal Article Semin Cutan Med Surg · September 2010 Photoprotection against ultraviolet light is an important part of our armamentarium against actinically derived skin cancers. However, there has been concern that adherence to photoprotection may lead to low vitamin D status, leading to negative effects on ... Full text Link to item Cite

Economic burden of melanoma in the elderly population: Population-based analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-medicare data

Journal Article Archives of Dermatology · March 1, 2010 Objective: To assess health care resources consumed by melanoma in the population 65 years or older, a group with comparatively poor outcomes. Design: Database analysis. Setting: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked popula ... Full text Cite

Health Services Research Is Welcome in the JID

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Banding and the clinical interpretation of Skindex-29 scores using an anchor based technique

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Resource utilization in chronic pruritus

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Vitamin D levels and oral supplementation in patients with skin cancer

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Impact of sun safety education and skin cancer screening campaign on attendees of national sporting events

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Body surface area as a measure of psoriasis-associated cardiovascular disease risk

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Statin therapy and psoriasis severity

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2010 Full text Cite

Annual direct and indirect health costs of the congenital ichthyoses.

Journal Article Pediatr 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 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality of life of cutaneous disease in the ectodermal dysplasias.

Journal Article Pediatr 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 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reliable methods to evaluate the clinical severity of ichthyosis.

Journal Article Pediatr 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 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Methods to account for actinic keratosis burden

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 Cite

Resource Utilization and Quality of Life in the Congenital Ichthyoses

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 Cite

Vitamin D levels and oral supplementation update in patients with skin cancer

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2010 Cite

Analyzing the cost of preventing nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Journal Article J Invest Dermatol · December 2009 In this issue, Gordon et al. report a novel study evaluating the cost-effectiveness of promoting sunscreen use to prevent actinic keratoses and nonmelanoma skin cancer. This cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) provides important data for health policy makers ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mohs versus traditional surgical excision for facial and auricular nonmelanoma skin cancer: an analysis of cost-effectiveness.

Journal Article Dermatol Surg · November 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare Mohs micrographic surgery and traditional excision in terms of cost and outcomes. DESIGN: We developed a computer-simulation, probabilistic, decision model to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis, with each patient servi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Randomized comparison of virtual microscopy and traditional glass microscopy in diagnostic accuracy among dermatology and pathology residents.

Journal Article Hum Pathol · May 2009 Virtual microscopy is being used in medical schools to teach histology and pathology. It is also being used in resident education, in-training examinations (dermatology), and certification examinations (pathology). There are, however, few studies comparing ... Full text Link to item Cite

Family impact of cutaneous disease in the ectodermal dysplasias

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2009 Full text Cite

Benchmarks of and obstacles to success as reported by academic dermatology faculty

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2009 Full text Cite

Importance of mentoring for dermatology faculty

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2009 Full text Cite

Chapter 13: Critical Appraisal of Pharmacoeconomic Studies

Chapter · January 22, 2009 This edition is much expanded with a greater focus on patients. New chapters include: What makes a good case series? ... Cite

Actinic Keratoses and Bowen's Disease

Chapter · January 22, 2009 This edition is much expanded with a greater focus on patients. New chapters include: What makes a good case series? ... Cite

Diclofenac sodium 3% gel as a potential treatment for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.

Journal Article J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · January 2009 BACKGROUND: Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is a chronic cutaneous disorder of keratinization for which there is no known cure. Current therapies are often ineffective, painful, or unappealing. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quality of Life in Chronic Pruritus Measured with ItchyQoL

Journal Article Acta Dermo-Venereologica · 2009 Cite

Effects of chronic pruitus on depression, activities of daily living, and quality of life

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 Cite

What form of informed consent?

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 Cite

Resource utilization and quality of life in the congenital ichthyoses

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 Cite

Vitamin D levels and photoprotective behavior in patients with NMSC

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 Cite

Interventions for cutaneous disease in systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal Article Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · November 5, 2008 Full text Cite

A pilot quality-of-life instrument for pruritus.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2008 OBJECTIVE: We sought to develop a validated, reliable pruritus-specific quality-of-life (QOL) instrument, ItchyQoL. METHODS: From 21 in-depth interviews with patients with pruritus, we developed 22 pruritus-specific items, and hypothesized 3 major construc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Basophil histamine release activity and disease severity in chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Journal Article Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol · March 2008 BACKGROUND: Altered basophil degranulation phenotypes are found in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate CIU disease severity in relation to basophil histamine release (HR) characteristics. METHODS: Patients with CIU were ... Full text Link to item Cite

Are there racial disparities in health-related quality of life in patients with skin disease?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2008 Full text Cite

Annual direct and indirect health care costs of chronic idiopathic urticaria: a cost analysis of 50 nonimmunosuppressed patients.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · January 2008 OBJECTIVE: To estimate annual direct and indirect health care costs in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) managed with conventional therapies. DESIGN: A cost analysis consisting of a survey-guided and retrospective medical record review of di ... Full text Link to item Cite

Naildex: pilot evaluation of an onychodystrophy severity instrument.

Journal Article Mycoses · January 2008 A valid and reliable measure that captures onychodystrophy disease severity is important for both clinical and research applications. Three hundred and twenty-two patients at two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers with clinical evidence of onychodystrophy su ... Full text Link to item Cite

Validity of self-reported nail counts in patients with onychomycosis: A retrospective pilot analysis.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · January 2008 BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toenails or fingernails) is common, affecting up to 8% of the general population. Telephone and mailed surveys conducted to study this disease are usually completed via patient self-report. The validity of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reliability of ectodermal dysplasia alopecia and fingernail severity instruments

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Effects of sunless tanning products on tanning behaviors

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Quality of life and burden of cutaneous disease in ectodermal dysplasia

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Family impact of cutaneous disease in the ectodermal dysplasias

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Benchmarks and obstacles to success as reported by academic dermatology faculty

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

The quality of life impact of melanoma

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Importance of mentoring for dermatology faculty

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

Healthcare utilization by the elderly and impact on diagnosis of melanoma

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2008 Cite

NailQoL: a quality-of-life instrument for onychomycosis.

Journal Article Int J Dermatol · December 2007 BACKGROUND: The disease burden onychomycosis is not trivial. The aim is to develop a quality of life instrument to measure the onychomycosis burden. METHODS: 402 patients with mycologically-confirmed onychomycosis completed a baseline questionnaire of 39 q ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of total body photography on biopsy rate in patients from a pigmented lesion clinic.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · September 2007 BACKGROUND: Total body cutaneous photography is increasingly being used by dermatologists to monitor patients at risk for the development of melanoma, but limited evidence exists regarding the impact of such photography on melanoma and melanoma-related out ... Full text Link to item Cite

A pilot quality-of-life instrument for acne rosacea.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2007 BACKGROUND: No rosacea-specific quality-of-life (QOL) instrument exists. OBJECTIVE: We sought to develop a validated, reliable rosacea-specific instrument. METHODS: From 6 in-depth interviews, we composed 21 rosacea-specific items. These items and Skindex- ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reliability of self-reported willingness-to-pay and annual income in patients treated for toenail onychomycosis.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · May 2007 BACKGROUND: Willingness-to-pay (WTP) is a health economics measure that has recently been used for skin diseases to evaluate patients' quality of life. However, the reliability of this measure has not been investigated in the dermatology literature and is ... Full text Link to item Cite

Melanoma outcomes for Medicare patients: association of stage and survival with detection by a dermatologist vs a nondermatologist.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · April 2007 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a difference in melanoma outcomes exists in the United States between tumors detected by dermatologists vs those detected by nondermatologists. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of linked data from the Medicare enrollment and c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Language disparities between patients and dermatologists in describing acne lesions.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · February 2007 BACKGROUND: There are no studies evaluating the comprehension of terms used by dermatologists to describe acne lesions. OBJECTIVE: The goal is to evaluate the comprehension of terms and pictures representing various acne lesions. METHODS: Patients were ask ... Full text Link to item Cite

Discrepancies in quality of life among the 3 cutaneous subtypes of rosacea

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2007 Full text Cite

Quality of life impact of ocular rosacea

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2007 Full text Cite

Annual direct and indirect healthcare costs in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria: A cost analysis

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · February 2007 Full text Cite

Effect of health care delivery models on melanoma thickness and stage in a university-based referral center: an observational pilot study.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · January 2007 OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of differing health care delivery models, specifically, gatekeeper (GK) vs direct access (DA) routes, on melanoma outcome as measured by tumor thickness and cancer stage at diagnosis. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record re ... Full text Link to item Cite

RosaQoLâ„¢: a quality of life instrument for acne rosacea

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2007 Cite

Interferon Alfa-2b or not 2b? Significant differences exist in the decision-making process between melanoma patients who accept or decline high-dose adjuvant interferon Alfa-2b treatment.

Journal Article Dermatol Surg · January 2007 BACKGROUND: Patients with thick (Breslow>4 mm) primary melanoma and/or regional nodal metastasis have a high risk of tumor recurrence. High-dose adjuvant interferon (IFN) alfa-2b offers Full text Link to item Cite

Patient preference quality of life measures in dermatology.

Journal Article Dermatol Ther · 2007 Patient quality of life (QOL) is an important aspect of health care. It is crucial that we continue to develop instruments to assist in detecting burden of disease, interpreting outcomes of clinical trials, determining cost effectiveness of therapies, and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Assessment of cancer worry in patients with high-risk melanoma phenotypes

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2007 Cite

Willingness-to-pay stated preferences for telemedicine versus in-person visits in patients with a history of psoriasis or melanoma.

Journal Article Telemed J E Health · December 2006 The objective of this study was to evaluate willingness-to-pay stated preferences for telemedicine versus in-person clinic visits in patients with a history of psoriasis or melanoma. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 92 (n = 92) adult participant ... Full text Link to item Cite

Baseline quality of life and anxiety in solid organ transplant recipients: a pilot study.

Journal Article Dermatol Surg · December 2006 BACKGROUND: Solid organ transplant recipients on high doses of immunosuppression are at increased risk for the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the possible factors impacting quality of life (QOL) in sol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosing and managing cutaneous pigmented lesions: primary care physicians versus dermatologists.

Journal Article J Gen Intern Med · July 2006 BACKGROUND: Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often expected to screen for melanomas and refer patients with suspicious pigmented lesions to dermatologists. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether there is a difference between dermatologists and PCPs in accurately d ... Full text Link to item Cite

Economics methods in the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing percutaneous coronary Revascularization and Aggressive Guideline-driven drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial.

Journal Article Am Heart J · June 2006 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a major therapeutic option for the treatment of chronic coronary artery disease. In the COURAGE trial, 2287 patients with chronic coronary disease were randomized between PCI with medical management and medi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reliable methods to evaluate the burden of actinic keratoses.

Journal Article J Invest Dermatol · March 2006 Dermatologists treat actinic keratoses to prevent non-melanoma skin cancer. Evaluation of actinic keratosis therapy depends on reliable measures of the lesions. The commonly used method of directly counting all visible lesions has been shown to be unreliab ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin Diseases

Chapter · 2006 Cite

Can patients without melanoma predict utilities of patients with melanoma?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 Cite

The Impact of Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) on patients and their families

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 Cite

The development of a melanoma-specific quality of life and cancer worry study instrument

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Factors Influencing Career Choice of Dermatology Residency Program Graduates, 2004-2005

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 Cite

"Refractory" pruritus? Causes and treatment

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Responsiveness of NailQoL: a nail-specific quality of life instrument

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Clinical interpretation of Skindex scores

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Comparison of two skin disease-specific quality of life questionnaires: DLQI vs. Skindex

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Characteristics of pruritic patients at a university-based dermatology clinic

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2006 Cite

Pregnancy and changes in melanocytic nevi.

Journal Article Obstet Gynecol · October 2005 Full text Link to item Cite

gli-1 Oncogene is highly expressed in granulomatous skin disorders, including sarcoidosis, granuloma annulare, and necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · February 2005 BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis, which occurs most commonly in African American women, is a granulomatous multisystem disorder affecting the skin, lungs, and central nervous system. In a previous immunohistochemistry study of keloids, a scar granuloma stained high ... Full text Link to item Cite

Can patients without melanoma understand the impact of melanoma?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Quality of life impact of cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma as measured by utilities

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Prevalence of Dermatographism in Pruritic vs Non-pruritic patients in General Dermatology Clinics

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Measuring the Quality of Life Impact in Patients with Pruritus

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Prevalence of Pruritus in General Dermatology Clinics

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Pruritus Quality of Life Instrument

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

RosaQoL versus Skindex-29 in measuring quality of life impact in rosacea patients

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Validity of willingness-to-pay as a measure of skin-disease burden

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Digital photography as a reliable tool for leg ulcer clinical trials

Journal Article Journal of Invasive Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Predictions of quality of life in solid organ transplantation recipients

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Responsiveness of ItchyQ0L: a pruritus-specific quality of life instrument

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Melanoma quality of life impact: real and hypothetical health states

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Differences in quality of life among roacea subtypes

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 Cite

Mohs micrographic surgery vs traditional surgical excision: a cost comparison analysis.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · June 2004 OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost and margin adequacy of Mohs micrographic surgery (Mohs) and traditional surgical excision (TSE) for the treatment of facial and auricular nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). DESIGN: Prospective cost analysis with each patient ser ... Full text Link to item Cite

Language disparities between patients and dermatologists in describing acne lesions

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2004 Full text Cite

Nail severity index (Naildex): burden of onychomycosis

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2004 Full text Cite

Quality of life impact by melanoma as measured by utilities

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2004 Full text Cite

Can melanoma patients predict quality of life impact of a melanoma stage different from their own?

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2004 Full text Cite

Rosacea quality of life index (RosaQol)

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · March 2004 Full text Cite

A catalog of dermatology utilities: a measure of the burden of skin diseases.

Journal Article J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc · March 2004 Utilities are measures of quality of life that reflect the strength of individuals' preferences or values for a particular health outcome. As such, utilities represent a measure of disease burden. The aim of this article is to introduce the concept of util ... Full text Link to item Cite

What are wound outcomes?

Journal Article Wounds · 2004 Cite

Language Disparities between Patients and Dermatologists in Describing Acne Lesions

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2004 Cite

Development of a reliable patient self-rated acne severity questionnaire

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2004 Cite

Cutaneous lesions of secondary syphilis are highly angiogenic.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · June 2003 BACKGROUND: The role of angiogenesis in infectious processes is poorly studied. Some viruses have been linked to angiogenesis, but the role of bacteria and protozoa in inducing angiogenesis in chronic infections is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: We examine ... Full text Link to item Cite

Linear Streaks: a case of phytophotodermatitis

Journal Article American Family Physician · 2003 Cite

Squamous cell carcinoma of the legs in African Americans.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · October 2002 BACKGROUND: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common skin cancer in African Americans, but its incidence is low. Although incompletely described in the literature, an increased incidence of SCC in sun-protected areas in black patients has been repo ... Full text Link to item Cite

The future of academic dermatology in the United States: report on the resident retreat for future physician-scientists, June 15-17, 2001.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2002 Fewer and fewer residents appear to be choosing careers in academic dermatology and research. Recognizing the impact that this trend would have on the future of our specialty, the Society for Investigative Dermatology invited a group of dermatology residen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Scalpdex: a quality-of-life instrument for scalp dermatitis.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · June 2002 OBJECTIVE: To develop a scalp dermatitis-specific quality-of-life instrument. METHODS: Based on the results of directed focus sessions with 8 patients with scalp psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis, we conceptualized 3 major constructs that explain the way ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnosis at a Glace (Phenytoin HypersensitivitySyndrome)

Journal Article Emergency Medicine · 2002 Cite

Mohs surgery vs. standard excision: A cost comparison analysis

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2002 Cite

A comparison of dermatologists' and primary care physicians' accuracy in diagnosing melanoma: a systematic review.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · December 2001 OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of dermatologists and primary care physicians (PCPs) in identifying pigmented lesions suggestive of melanoma and making the appropriate management decision to perform a biopsy or to refer the patient to a specialist. DATA ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: A Basic Overview for Dermatologists

Journal Article Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery · May 2001 Background: In the current age of limited health care resources, cost-effectiveness analyses are important since they provide information that can be used by decisionmakers for prioritizing and setting health care ... Full text Cite

Scalpdex, a quality of life instrument for scalp dermatitis

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2001 Cite

Cryotherapy vs. topical 5-fluorouracil therapy of actinic keratoses: A systematic review

Journal Article Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2001 Cite

Quality of life issues in veterans with Onychomycosis

Journal Article Allergologie · 2001 Cite

Cost-effectiveness analyses: a basic overview for dermatologists.

Journal Article J Cutan Med Surg · 2001 BACKGROUND: In the current age of limited health care resources, cost-effectiveness analyses are important since they provide information that can be used by decision-makers for prioritizing and setting health care policies. OBJECTIVE: This article gives a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Approaching aphthae, with special reference to Behcet's disease

Other The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis · 2001 Cite

Approaching aphthae, with special reference to Behcet's disease

Journal Article Th Canadian Journal of Diagnosis · 2001 Cite

Catalog of utilities in dermatology: a multi-site study

Journal Article Medical Decision Making · 1999 Cite

Catalog of utilities in dermatology: a multi-site study

Journal Article Archives of Dermatology · 1999 Cite

Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of using methotrexate vs Goeckerman therapy for psoriasis. A pilot study.

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · December 1998 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the net benefit and cost-effectiveness of methotrexate use and Goeckerman therapy for psoriasis. DESIGN: Net benefit and cost-effectiveness depend on the costs, efficacy, and utilities of therapy. Utilities are quantitative measures o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Familial eccrine syringofibroadenomatosis with associated ophthalmologic abnormalities.

Journal Article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 1998 Eccrine syringofibroadenoma (ESFA) is a rare benign adnexal tumor, generally with sporadic occurrence and not linked to other diseases. Only one familial occurrence of ESFA has been reported. We describe the familial occurrence of multiple ESFAs in a fathe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Familial eccrine syringofibroadenomatosis with associated ophthalmologic abnormalities

Journal Article Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · August 1998 Cite

The melanoma epidemic: more apparent than real?

Journal Article Mayo Clin Proc · June 1997 To examine inconsistencies between the growth in incidence of melanoma and more modest changes in melanoma-related mortality, we reviewed the medical literature on the incidence of melanoma diagnosis and associated mortality and on the changes in diagnosis ... Full text Link to item Cite

The melanoma epidemic: more apparent than real?

Journal Article Mayo Clinic Proceedings · June 1997 Cite

The melanoma epidemic. Is increased surveillance the solution or the problem?

Journal Article Arch Dermatol · August 1996 Melanoma has a very bad reputation, and rightfully so. Until relatively recently, the prognosis for melanoma was dismal and, very reasonably, early detection has been proposed as a viable approach to preventing melanoma deaths. On the surface, this simple ... Full text Link to item Cite

One hundred anti-Ro (SS-A) antibody positive patients: a 10-year follow-up.

Journal Article Medicine (Baltimore) · May 1995 To explore further the varied clinical expression of anti-Ro(SS-A) antibody positive patients and to determine the outcomes of these patients, we followed 100 anti-Ro(SS-A) antibody positive patients, originally seen at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutio ... Full text Link to item Cite