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Practice Management

Behind every great dermatologist

11 June 2009

A physician’s assistant (PA) is becoming a more popular option for dermatologists, allowing them to assess and treat an increasing number of patients. In this article, Dr. Barry Ginsburg looks at how to hire a PA and how to utilize your PA effectively within your own practice. Dr. Ginsburg uses his personal experiences with his PA to discuss these issues and makes some further recommendations for fellow dermatologists.

Clinical Updates

Not just skin deep: The complicated pathogenesis of vitiligo

10 June 2009

James J. Nordlund, MD
Vitiligo is a chronic acquired disorder characterized by white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of epidermal melanocytes. In this article, Dr. James J. Nordlund discusses the origins of this disease through genes as well as its relationship  with the immune system and the histology of vitiligo. "We can clearly see that vitiligo is a group of disorders for which there will be several or many different genetic bases," says Dr. Nordlund.

News Headlines

Treatment algorithm proposed for azathioprine in immunobullous disease

26 June 2009

Patients with immunobullous disease should be assessed for key biological markers prior to, and during, treatment with azathioprine to facilitate better management of the condition, researchers suggest.

Smoking ‘could be a trigger’ for acne inversa

26 June 2009

The vast majority of patients who present with acne inverse are current or former smokers, report German researchers who also found that more than half of the patients were clinically obese.

Photosensitive psoriasis represents a phenotypically distinct patient subset

26 June 2009

Researchers have phenotypically characterized a subset of patients with severe photosensitive psoriasis.