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Other Dermatologic Conditions Jennifer L. Greenman This chapter will review six common dermatologic conditions that do not neatly fit into the previous chapters. All of the conditions discussed are benign,…

Bullous Diseases Ilka A. Netravali James Y.T. Wang The skin has adhesion molecules that anchor keratinocytes to one another and to the underlying basement membrane, partly to resist mechanical trauma….

Leg Ulcers and Decubitus Ulcers Gregory L. Wells Jane Barry An ulcer is defined as a wound with full epidermal involvement and some level of dermal loss. Partial-thickness wounds involve…

Hair Loss Lilla Landeck Nina Otberg Overview of Hair Physiology and Anatomy Hair Types The human body exhibits three different types of hair: terminal, vellus, and lanugo hair. Fine hair…

Geriatric Dermatology Gregory L. Wells Peter C. Schalock With advances in medicine and nutrition, the aging population continues to grow. Common causes of geriatric dermatologic visits include a multitude of…

Newborn Skin Conditions Khanh P. Thieu The newborn skin is target to a host of cutaneous conditions that, thankfully, are often benign and self-limiting. However, common neonatal skin conditions can…

Skin of Color Evelyn Lilly Ellen K. Roh “Ethnic skin” is generally defined as nonwhite darker skin types that fall into Fitzpatrick skin types IV, V, and VI. Patients from…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pranav Pancholi Mahendra Pancholi Ellen K. Roh With over 19 million annual cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States, it is important for the…

Urticaria Susan J. Huang Arturo Saavedra-Lauzon Acute and Chronic Urticaria Mary is a 21-year-old student who presents to the university health services. She complains that she developed numerous itchy hives…

Fungal Infections Fátima Akrouh Sam Rodriguez Peter C. Schalock This chapter reviews the common cutaneous fungal infections likely to be encountered in a primary care setting. Superficial fungal infections primarily…