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Corinna Castillo ; Michael F. Masi ; Austin Mishko ; Alex Sheltzer ; Alex Speer ; Heather Tran ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Biofilms produce an extracellular matrix that serves as protection against host immunologic defenses. • Because biofilms are often formed by multiple organisms, such as fungal and bacterial, and because drugs are less effective at penetrating[...]Article
Sam Gorelik ; Alexander Leos ; Amida Kuah ; Salil Desai ; Ahmad Namous ; Alexandru Onica ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Skin conditions may be present in patients with diabetes before their formal diagnosis or after they have been diagnosed. Many conditions are related to blood glucose control. • Skin manifestations may be seen in patients with type 1 or type [...]Article
- A dermatoscope is a tool that allows one to both provide a visual diagnosis and formulate a stronger differential diagnosis while waiting for the fungal test results to return. - Noncontact polarized light dermoscopy is often used for the toe[...]Article
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Flavia Filisio ; Shelby Busch ; Delaney J.H. Wickramage ; Russell Hill ; Sushila Kabadi ; Carolina Lordelo Van Pelt ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Disappearing nail bed occurs after long standing onycholysis. • DNB can occur in the fingernails and toenails. • Patients often complain of pain at the distal border of the nail and that the nail won't grow forward.Article
Adam Abboud ; Jared Blum ; Zarnab Butta ; Elizabeth Ferber ; Nishani Kuruppu ; Sonya Wali ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Lower limb lymphedema impacts a patient's quality of life. • Active exercise and compression therapy (AECT) has been shown to decrease limb volume and pain. • Treatment goals are to maintain function, restore function, and decrease pain.Article
Michael An ; Lev Blekher ; Meng Liu ; Matthew Pitre ; Ryan Shaner ; Daryl Silva ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Acral Lenitginous Melanomas (ALM) often lack common features of classic melanoma. They may be amelanotic, or ulcerated, or may present as a wart. • ALM has been associated with a worse prognosis compared with non-acral subtypes. • It is impe[...]Article
Michael Romani ; Garrett Biela ; Kalen Farr ; Ryan Lazar ; Marcus Duval ; Victoria Trovillion ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Topical treatment options are considered first line therapy for plantar psoriasis and consist of topical corticosteroids and topical non-corticosteroids. • Phototherapy, systemic agents, and biologic agents may be used once topical therapy ha[...]Article
A Bhatti ; Saakshi Chowdhary ; Thomas Ferrise ; Naga Govardhanam ; Alexandra Parish ; Yaakov Tropper ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• The dermatoscope is a noninvasive tool used by dermatologists to inspect the surface features of the skin, including visualization of melanin located in the epidermis and dermis. • The usage of the dermatoscope, in addition to the various alg[...]Article
Victoria Adeniran ; Asher Cherian ; Jin O. Cho ; Ciesco Febrian ; Eui T. Kim ; Tymoteusz Siwy ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by exposure to footwear may occur from a variety of agents found in any part of the shoe. Also known as shoe dermatitis, the most common allergens are from leather, rubber, and adhesives. • A patch tes[...]Article
Kari Phan ; Kushkaran Kaur ; Kayla Wright ; Son Tran ; Benton Stewart ; Michael Brown ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Pharmaceuticals with a higher molecular weight and decreased polarity do not penetrate through the nail as well as substances with a lower molecular weight and increased polarity. • Topical treatments for nail diseases must be specially formu[...]Article
Josh Ekladios ; Jason Jolliffe ; Shalin Panchigar ; Rafay Qureshi ; Ankita Shete ; Jason Wellner ; Tracey C. Vlahovic |• Lower extremity psoriasis can manifest as skin lesions, nail dystrophy, and/or arthritis. Biologic therapy is useful in treating these manifestations. • The usefulness of biologics lies in their targeted binding and inhibition of inflammatory[...]
