Skin Therapy Letter: Volume 17 - 2012

Number 5 • May 2012   |  Download PDF

Age-related Percutaneous Penetration Part 1: Skin Factors Sailesh Konda, MD1; Susan R. Meier-Davis, DVM, PhD2; Brenda Cayme, RN2; Jutaro Shudo, PhD2; Howard I. Maibach, MD3 1Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA 2Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc., San Jose, CA, USA 3Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Excimer Laser Therapy for Hairline Psoriasis: A Useful Addition to the Scalp Psoriasis Treatment Algorithm Jillian W. Wong, BA1,2; Faranak Kamangar, BSc2; Tien V. Nguyen, BA2; John Y.M. Koo, MD2 1University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2Department of Dermatology, Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Update on Drugs and Drug News: May 2012 Top

Number 4 • April 2012   |  Download PDF

Biologic Therapy and Risk of Infection Rachel Gordon, MD1; Rana Mays, MD1; Hung Doan, BS2; Whitney Lapolla, MD1; Stephen K. Tyring MD, PhD1,3 1Center for Clinical Studies, Houston, TX, USA 2University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine, Galveston, TX, USA 3Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA The Role of Imiquimod 3.75% Cream in the Treatment of External Genital Warts Brian Berman, MD, PhD1,2 and Joel Wolf, BA3 1Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 2Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research, Aventura, FL, USA 3University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Update on Drugs and Drug News: April 2012 Top

Number 3 • March 2012   |  Download PDF

Management of Scabies Gentiane Monsel, MD1 and Olivier Chosidow, MD, PhD2 1Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France 2Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne and Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Dermatology, Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France Silk Fabrics in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis Giampaolo Ricci, MD1; Iria Neri, MD2; Lorenza Ricci2; Annalisa Patrizi, MD2 1Department of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy 2Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Update on Drugs and Drug News: March 2012 Top

Number 2 • February 2012   |  Download PDF

Ingenol Mebutate: An Introduction Robyn S. Fallen, BHSc and Melinda Gooderham MD, MSc, FRCPC Skin Centre for Dermatology and Skin Laser Clinic, Peterborough, ON, Canada Laser Management of Acne Scarring Tiffany Kwok, MD and Jaggi Rao, MD, FRCPC Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Skin Treatments Introduced in 2011 Diagnostics and Devices Introduced in 2011 Update on Drugs and Drug News: February 2012 Top

Number 1 • January 2012   |  Download PDF

UVA1 Phototherapy: A Concise and Practical Review Soodabeh Zandi, MD1,2,3; Sunil Kalia, MD, FRCPC1,2; Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC1,2 1Psoriasis and Phototherapy Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 3Department of Dermatology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Pediatric Psoriasis Angie L. Busch, BA1; Jennifer M. Landau, BS1; Megan N. Moody, MD, MPH1; Leonard H. Goldberg, MD1,2,3 1DermSurgery Associates, Houston, TX, USA 2Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA 3Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA Update on Drugs and Drug News: January 2012 Top