Talking is the key to understanding
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Talking is the key to understanding…
My AAD Conference
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Now, the prognosis of melanoma is judged by its thickness. More than 4 millimeters, about half the width of your fingernail, means a 90% death rate in a few years.
Learning about Eczema
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This is all quite counter-intuitive and puzzling. Generally, better living conditions make you more at risk of eczema?
A Sad Story
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An Australian patient of mine, who married an American woman and settled close to the clinic, developed skin cancer two years ago on his left ear.
Thinking Outside the Box
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Recently, he referred a patient in his early 60s. This patient had seen two dermatologists prior, in addition to his internal medicine physician, one who prescribed a corticosteroid and the other blew him off.
Mohs Surgery and the Lady…
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While listening to her heart, I noted that the heartbeats were not steady. I asked her about this and she stated that her heart rate was normal and that she was not on any medication to regularize her heart rate…
A Patient Who Cried
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One routine Monday morning, I came into Examination Room 5 to perform a full skin exam on Bob, the father of a young former patient I treated a decade ago for Morphea…
Selfies help
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By the time I came in to see you, my rash disappeared!” Well, no longer…
The Patient Without the Earpiece
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It was during a recent examination of this type that I encountered a young man who was to have a scalp cyst removed…
Never Wait
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Recently, a 77-year-old gentleman (accompanied by his ex-wife) came into our clinic seeking treatment for a growth on his right ear…