Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia with Skin Infiltration. Case Report and Literature Review by Adrian Isacc Nieto Jiménez

“…Due to its non-specific skin lesions and the similarity with various skin pathologies, it represents a great diagnostic challenge for the pediatric dermatologist. We present the case of a 5-year-old boy with a history of acute lymphocytic leukemia with scaly papular lesions of a lichenoid appearance disseminated in the cutaneous integument. …”
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Management of a Dog with Poorly Regulated Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Pancreatitis, and Suspected Atopy with Cyclosporine by Jörg M. Steiner, Brian J. Huber

“…The dog was seen by a veterinary dermatologist who further suspected atopy and started treatment with cyclosporine. …”
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Skin Findings in a Patient with Sjogren’s Syndrome by Prajwal Boddu, Abdul S. Mohammed, Sonali Khandelwal

“…Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura sometimes turns out to be a challenging disease to manage and requires an integrated effort from the primary care doctors, rheumatologist, and dermatologist.…”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum following Pacemaker Implantation: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Noura Ayoubi, Zaydi Javeed, Raymond Cutro, Brooke T. Baldwin

“…Consultations with an infectious disease specialist and a dermatologist were requested, and the diagnosis of pyoderma gangrenosum was considered. …”
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PTEN Gene: A Model for Genetic Diseases in Dermatology by Corrado Romano, Carmelo Schepis

“…The involvement of PTEN function in melanoma and multistage skin carcinogenesis, with its implication in cancer treatment, and the role of front office in diagnosing PHTS are the main reasons why the dermatologist should know about PTEN.…”
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Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…Her prior medical history was significant for rosacea only, diagnosed clinically by a dermatologist. Her eye exam showed signs of bilateral ocular rosacea. …”
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Treatment of the Induration of the Soft Tissue of the Lower Eyelids After Accidental Oil Injections by Vladimir Safronov, MD, PhD

“…The author presents a case of a 51-year-old woman, injected with unknown oil solution into the lower eyelid skin by the local dermatologist. Inflammation and induration of the skin of the lower periorbital region have occurred after these injections. …”
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Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Among Children Under 19 in an East-Hungarian Agricultural County by Agnes Kuhnyar, Katalin Egyud, Imre Szabo, Janos Hunyadi, Lajos Kosa

“…Combined data obtained with Schultz-Larsen questionnaire on 1158 children were analyzed, and 25% of the index persons were examined by dermatologist. The mean prevalence of AD determined by questionnaires appeared to be 17.5% in the entire study population. …”
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Psychological Impact of Alopecia Areata by Suchana Marahatta, Sudha Agrawal, Baikuntha Raj Adhikari

“…Because of their direct impact on treatment outcome, we, treating dermatologist, must be aware of them, and we should counsel our patients for consultation with the psychiatrist on time for their maximum benefit.…”
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Cryotherapy versus fractional carbon dioxide laser in patchy alopecia areata: a self-controlled comparative study by Ahmed A. Afify, Maha A. Shaheen, Mays Q. Ojaimi

“…Results Comparison of single-blinded dermatologist assessment of clinical response between the three groups revealed a statistically significantly better response with FCO2 laser and cryotherapy compared with control patches, but there was no statistically significant difference between the FCO2 laser group versus the cryotherapy group (P=1). …”
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Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Chrysovalantis Korfitis, Stamatis Gregoriou, Christina Antoniou, Andreas D. Katsambas, Dimitris Rigopoulos

“…Skin biopsy is an established method for allying the dermatologist in overcoming the diagnostic dilemmas which occur during consultations. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Cutaneous Melanoma and Second Primary Malignancies in a Dutch Hospital-Based Cohort of Cutaneous Melanoma Patients by Haike M. J. van der Velden, Michelle M. van Rossum, Willeke A. M. Blokx, Jan B. M. Boezeman, Marie-Jeanne P. Gerritsen

“…As nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most frequent second malignancy, our results subscribe to the necessity of follow-up by a dermatologist.…”
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Drug Insurance and Psoriasis Severity: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Laurence Mainville, Hélène Veillette, Paul R. Fortin

“…**Methods:** This unicentric, retrospective cohort study included patients suffering from psoriasis treated by advanced therapy, dermatologist-prescribed between September 2015 and August 2019, in a tertiary academic care center in Québec City, Canada. …”
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Clinical and Trichoscopic Evaluations of Topical Finasteride 1%, Topical Spironolactone 5%, and Minoxidil 5% in Female Pattern Hair Loss Treatment by Naglaa Mohamed El Sayed, Eman Hamed Elmorsy, Tarek Mahmoud Hussein, Eman Hassan

“…Despite the availability of multiple treatment options, FPHL management poses challenges for the dermatologist. Objectives: We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of topical finasteride 1% solution and spironolactone 5% solution  to minoxidil 5% solution in the treatment of FPHL clinically and trichoscopically. …”
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Incontinentia Pigmenti Misdiagnosed as Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by Fahimeh Abdollahimajd, Minoo Fallahi, Mohammad Kazemian, Yalda Nilipour, Mitra Radfar, Sedigheh Tahereh Tehranchi

“…Eventually the diagnosis for incontinentia pigmenti was made by consultation with a dermatologist, and skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.…”
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Dermatological Manifestations in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients on Chemotherapy: A Cross-sectional, Observational Study by Tulika Rai, Rajendra Kumar Mahawar, Priyanka Aggarwal

“…The diagnosis of mucocutaneous manifestations was made by the dermatologist mainly on clinical findings. Special investigations such as potassium hydroxide mount for fungus and Tzanck smear were done in few patients when indicated. …”
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Trichotemnomania in an Adolescent Girl: A Case Report of an Asian Child and Literature Review by V. Thadchanamoorthy, Markandu Thirukumar, Kavinda Dayasiri, N. Thamilvannan, Judy Jeyakumar

“…This patient was assessed by a team including a paediatrician, gynecologist, dermatologist, and psychiatrist to gather focused medical history and to perform physical examination, laboratory investigations, and dermoscopic assessment. …”
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Epidemiology and Management of Actinic Keratosis in France: A General Population Survey (REAKT) by Brigitte Dréno, Pierre Lévy, Gregory Caillet, Chantal Touboul, Jean-Michel Joubert, Jean-Michel Amici

“…AK was diagnosed by a dermatologist for 521 participants (81.6%). Some 200 participants (31.3%) had no lesions at the time of the survey and 243 (37.9%) had never been treated; 312 participants (78.6%) were prescribed physical treatment, principally cryotherapy; and 125 (31.5%) were prescribed topical treatment, principally 5-fluorouracil or imiquimod. …”
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Investigation of Consultations Requested by Dermatology Inpatient by Dağdaş AD, Fettahlioglu Karaman B, Aksungur VL

“…Inpatient consultations requested from dermatologists have been investigated widely. However, those requested by dermatologists have been taken into consideration only in a few studies.Objective: This study aimed to investigate such consultations, particularly in the context of diagnoses, reasons, and consulting specialties.Methods: Patients admitted to the dermatology ward of a tertiary hospital in Turkey between January 2019 and August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.Results: The most common diagnoses were non-pustular psoriasis (11.5%), pruritus (10.9%), and urticaria (10.6%) in 548 admissions with a median length of stay of 15.1 days. …”
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Risk of General Anesthesia in Pediatric Skin Procedures with Projection on Tumescent Anesthesia by Abdulmajeed Alajlan, Bader M. Alhabeeb, Ali M. Alhazmi, Osama A. Alobaid, Ahmed A. Alharthi, Nada I. Al-Habib, Ahmed M. El-Malky

“…., 0.46809 to 1.00). Conclusion. Dermatologist and pediatricians can safely do necessary procedures under general anaesthesia with the supervision of pediatric-trained anesthesiologists while considering other safety and risk precautions and the pediatric age group.…”
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