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Prurigo Nodularis Mechanisms and Current Management Options
- Author:
- Taylor A. Brown, BS
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
Prurigo nodularis (PN) manifests with highly pruritic lesions that negatively impact patient quality of life. Due to the variability in...
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Olive Oil Shows Promise for Wound Healing of Ulcers
- Author:
- Sara Malik, MD
- Muhammad Taaha Hassan, BHSc
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
This article reviews studies that investigated the use of olive oil on diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, perineal ulcers, and chronic ulcers...
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Periorbital Changes Induced by Prostaglandin Eye Drops
- Author:
- Anya Stassiy, PA-C
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
Clinicians who prescribe bimatoprost for a cosmetic indication should be mindful of the potential for prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy and...
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Vibrio vulnificus: Review of Mild to Life-threatening Skin Infections
- Author:
- Kathleen M. Coerdt, BS
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
Vibrio vulnificus infection should be high on the differential for patients who present with chronic liver disease and immunosuppression...
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Making the World's Skin Crawl: Dermatologic Implications of COVID-19
- Author:
- Kathleen M. Coerdt, BS
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
This article describes the dermatologic implications of COVID-19, including the clinical manifestations of the disease, risk reduction techniques...
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Treatment Options for Pilonidal Sinus
- Author:
- Mary-Margaret Kober, MD
- Usha Alapati, MD
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
Pilonidal sinus disease often presents as a chronic problem in otherwise healthy hirsute men. A range of conservative techniques to surgical flaps...
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Paraneoplastic Palmoplantar Keratoderma Secondary to Metastatic Uterine Adenocarcinoma
- Author:
- Joseph R. Kallini, MD
- Khosro Sadeghani, MD
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) is a dermatosis that presents as hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles. It may be acquired or heritable. Acquired...
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Pits on the soles of the feet
- Author:
- Amor Khachemoune, MD
- Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD