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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.
Buruli Ulcer
10 December 2008
Antoine Petit, M.D.Buruli ulcer is due to skin and soft tissue invasion by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Here, Dr. Antoine Petit gives an overview on how this disease manifests itself and how it can be treated. Dr. Petit says that dramatic progress has been made since 1998 in the comprehension and management of this disease, bringing hope for hundreds of thousands of children around the world.
Oral Lichen Planus
23 September 2008
Drore Eisen MD, DDSOral lichen planus (OLP) is as common as psoriasis and affects approximately 1-2% of the population. In this article, Dr. Drore Eisen discusses the clinical benefits achieved with the various treatment options for OLP.
Head Lice: Epidemiology and Resistence to Pediculicides
13 August 2008
Michel Develoux MDPediculosis capitis is a common ectoparasitosis worldwide. Resistance to treatment reflects the wide use of chemical pediculides in several countries with therapeutic pressure against lice. In this article, Dr. Michel Develoux takes an in-depth look at the increasing resistance of P. capitis to pediculicides.