Patient Education
Patient Education
Welcome to our Patient Education section, your go-to resource for all things related to skin health. Here, we provide informative articles and insights to help you better understand and manage various dermatological conditions. Stay tuned for monthly blog updates covering a range of skin concerns, empowering you to make informed decisions about your skincare journey.
Lafora’s Disease: Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy…
Walter Reed Files: I recently had the opportunity to mention Lafora's Disease in the comment section of my video on adhesive arachnoiditis syndrome and...
Atomic Tattoo: Blood-type tattoos during the Cold War…
It pays to be inquisitive. A 73 year-old female presented for routine treatment of actinic keratosis and needed a head to toe annual examination. I noticed...
There is No Such Thing as Adhesive Arachnoiditis Syndrome: My Take…
Some of you may be wondering what the heck I'm doing posting about Adhesive Arachnoiditis...it's not exactly a condition a dermatologist would be asked to be...
Tinea Versicolor: Pityriasis Versicolor…
Tinea Versicolor (TV), also known as Pityriasis Versicolor, is a benign, superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by Malassezia species, particularly...
Erythema Multiforme: Erythema Exudativum Multiforme…
In 1860 von Hebra first described Erythema Exudativum Multiforme. The original disease described is now called Erythema Multiforme Minor or Herpes Simplex...
PLEVA: Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta…
Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta (PLEVA) is also known as Mucha-Habermann disease. The eruption often appears suddenly in children and young...
Molluscum Contagiosum: Water Warts…
Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) is caused by four closely related poxvirus types, referred to as MCV-1 through MCV-4. It is a worldwide infection that occurs...
Elephantiasis Verrucosa Nostra: Mossy foot…
In 1933, Sir Aldo Castellani presented a paper suggesting using the term Elephantiasis Verrucosa Nostra (EVN) to indicate nonfiliarial forms of...
Eccrine Hidrocystomas: Dilated Sweat Duct or Gland…
Hidrocystomas are rare, benign, watery or fluid filled cystic proliferations of the skin. There are Apocrine and Eccrine sources of Hidrocystomas (EH). ...
Terminal Cascade: Second Novel by Dr. Curt Samlaska, MD, FACP, FAAD
I left the United States Army Medical Corps (after fourteen years) in 1996, but not before an attachment to the Combat Casualty Research Center (CCRC)...
Granuloma Annulare: Palisaded Granulomatous Dermatoses…
Granuloma Annulare (GA) is a common idiopathic disorder of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues. Some authors refer to it as Palisaded Granulomatous...
Lichen Sclerosus: Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus, Kraurosis Vulvae, Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans…
Lichen Sclerosis (LS), also known as Lichen Sclerosis et Atrophicus, is a common chronic skin disorder that most often affects the genital and perianal...
Miliaria Rubra: Heat Rash, Prickly Heat…
Miliaria Rubra is also known as Heat Rash and Prickly Heat. It is the most common form of miliaria and is seen in children and up to 30% of adults who move...
Miliaria Crystallina: Sudamina…
Miliaria Crystallina is also known as Sudamina. Miliaria is a common skin disease caused by blockage and/or inflammation of eccrine sweat ducts. Miliaria...
Lichen Nitidus: The Ball and Claw…
Lichen Nitidus was first described by Pinkus in 1901. It is an uncommon, chronic, papulosquamous eruption characterized by multiple, 1-2 mm, flesh-colored,...
Lichen Planus: Tree moss on a flat and even surface…
Lichen Planus was first reported in 1869 by Erasmus Wilson. The origin of the word Lichen is believed to be from the Greek word "Leichen", which means tree...
Contact Dermatitis: Rubber…
Contact Dermatitis to Rubber is a very common reaction to rubber products that come in direct contact with the skin. As time goes on there are fewer rubber...
Hot Tub Folliculitis: Spa Pool Folliculitis…
Hot Tub Folliculitis is also known as Spa Pool Folliculitis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Folliculitis. It is characterized by pruritic follicular,...
Loiasis: Loa Loa, Tropical Swelling…
From my Tripler Files... A 19 year-old female presented with tender swellings involving her lower legs and an uncomfortable sensation of movement involving...
Linear Morphea: Linear scleroderma…
Linear Morphea is also known as Linear Scleroderma. Scleroderma is characterized by the appearance of circumscribed or diffuse, hard, smooth, ivory-colored...
Music Box Spine Keratoses: Punctate Keratoses of the Palms & Soles…
Brown reported the first case of Spiny Keratoderma in 1971 when he described punctate keratotic projections on the palms of a 20-year-old male. Commonly...