The Impact of COVID-19 on the Faces of Frontline Healthcare Workers.

As the coronavirus epidemic continues, a host of new cutaneous complications is seen on the faces of frontline healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment on a daily basis. To minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection, healthcare workers wear tight-fitting masks that lead to an excessive amount of pressure on the facial skin. Mechanical pressure, mask materials, and perspiration can all lead to various types of cutaneous lesions such as indentations of the face, skin tears, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, ulceration, crusting, erythema, and infection.

Ultraviolet-Fluorescent Tattoo Facilitates Accurate Identification of Biopsy Sites.

Background: Cutaneous biopsy sites are often difficult to discern or are frequently misidentified when patients present for the treatment of skin cancers. This frustrating situation can lead to delays in treatment and wrong site surgeries. Current methods aiming to prevent this situation are not perfect.

Propranolol vs corticosteroids for infantile hemangiomas: a multicenter retrospective analysis.

Objective: To determine whether propranolol therapy is safe and effective and superior to oral corticosteroids for treating infantile hemangiomas (IHs).

Design: Multicenter retrospective chart review.

Setting: University of Miami and Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida.