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Section Editors:Amit Pandya & Sélim Aractingi
DermQuest provides informative and insightful commentaries on areas of clinical interest to practicing dermatologists from our Clinical Updates section editors, Dr. Amit Pandya and Dr. Sélim Aractingi . Topics will include recent advances presented both in clinical symposia and in peer-reviewed journals.
Depigmentation therapy for vitiligo
18 January 2012
Tiffany T Mayo, MS, and Amit G Pandya, MD
Most patients with vitiligo desire repigmentation of the affected area(s). This article discusses the use, mechanisms of action and side effects of several depigmentation therapies in patients with vitiligo.
How to manage genital herpes simplex virus infection in pregnancy
18 November 2011
Boutros Soutou, MD
HSV infection is one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. Dr Boutros Soutou discusses the management of HSV in pregnant women, and highlights the need for guidelines to reduce neonatal herpes.
Cutaneous physiological signs of pregnancy
13 October 2011
Sélim Aractingi, MD, PhD
Physiological changes of the skin during gestation are important to recognize and differentiate from diseases in order to reassure women and avoid unnecessary investigations. Therefore, this article gives an overview of how the skin is influenced by pregnancy.