Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP) is a rare and debilitating cutaneous disease characterized by widespread red scaly plaques, follicular papules, and palmoplantar keratoderm [...]

Black and white photograph of Frances J. Storrs, M.D., teaching in a classroom setting. Dr. Storrs was a professor of medicine in dermatology.

In this interview, Professor Emerita Frances Jean Judy Storrs, M.D., discusses her career in dermatology, her experiences as a woman in medicine, and her extensive involv [...]

For over 40 years, the Fitzpatrick skin classification scale has been the standard approach for categorizing skin type (Types I - VI). However, the sun sensitivity of ind [...]

Methotrexate is a commonly used medication for inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Dermatologic literature recommends frequent laboratory monitoring due to the potenti [...]

Black and white photograph of Walter C. Lobitz, M.D., Richard L. Dobson, M.D., and a third, unidentified member of the faculty of the department of dermatology in a labor [...]

Inpatient dermatology has been shown to improve patient outcomes at a reduced cost. Few hospitals have dermatologists available. Teledermatology may allow dermatologists [...]

Black and white photographic portrait of Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, M.D., dermatologists

Black and white photograph of Kazou Shizume, M.D., in the University of Oregon Medical School Department of Dermatology laboratory.

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