Teaching motivators, facilitators, and barriers among dermatology volunteer clinical faculty.

Volunteer clinical faculty in private practice provide important clinical teaching and mentorship to dermatology residency programs. Motivations for serving as volunteer clinical faculty in specialties such as obstetrics and gynecology, emergency medicine, and family medicine have been identified; however, there is limited data on what drives private practice physicians to volunteer to teach in dermatology residency training programs. This study examined motivators, facilitators, and barriers to serving as volunteer clinical faculty using an anonymous survey of dermatologists, Mohs surgeons, and dermatopathologists affiliated with Emory University's dermatology residency program.

Oral and cutaneous pemphigus vulgaris: an atypical clinical presentation.

Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare painful and blistering autoimmune mucocutaneous disorder that appears in middle-aged adults. Oral lesions typically precede cutaneous involvement and tend to be more recalcitrant to therapy. The objective of this article is to present a case of oral and cutaneous PV in an atypical patient, a 23-year-old woman.

A Roadmap for the Development of a Diverse and Inclusive Medical Student Dermatologic Curriculum.

The need for diversification in dermatology has been increasingly highlighted. However, until recently there had been a lack of emphasis on the pathway that unites all physicians: medical education. Fortunately, current articles have begun to provide suggestions for the role of medical education in improving diversity and inclusivity in our field.

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Establishment of a Temperature-Sensitive Model of Oncogene-Induced Senescence in Angiosarcoma Cells.

Lesions with driver mutations, including atypical nevi and seborrheic keratoses, are very common in dermatology, and are prone to senescence. The molecular events that prevent senescent lesions from becoming malignant are not well understood. We have developed a model of vascular proliferation using a temperaturesensitive, large T antigen and oncogenic HRas.

Blowing Bubbles: Dermoscopy of Bubble Hair.

Exposing wet hair to high temperatures can create gas bubbles within the hair shaft, leading to brittle, dry hairs in a disorder known as bubble hair abnormality. We present a case of a 61-year-old woman who presented for hair breakage over her crown. She regularly dried her damp hair with a blow dryer.

Activation of Protein Kinase C ε in Merkel Cell Polyomavirus-Induced Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

This study of 11 Merkel cell carcinoma samples explored the association of activated protein kinase C ε and Merkel cell carcinoma–associated polyoma virus.

Utility of additional tissue sections in dermatopathology: diagnostic, clinical and financial implications.

Background: As histopathologic assessment is subject to sampling error, some institutions 'preorder' deeper sections on some or all cases (hereafter referred to as prospective deeper sections), while others order additional sections only when needed (hereafter referred to as retrospective deeper sections). We investigated how often additional sections changed a diagnosis and/or clinical management. Given the recent decrease in reimbursement for CPT-code 88305, we also considered the financial implications of ordering additional sections.

Autoimmune blistering diseases in the elderly.

Autoimmune blistering diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. Given the advancing age of the population, the incidence of these disorders, particularly bullous pemphigoid, is expected to rise. This contribution reviews autoimmune immunobullous disorders of particular relevance in the elderly population.

Fulvene-5 potently inhibits NADPH oxidase 4 and blocks the growth of endothelial tumors in mice.

Hemangiomas are the most common type of tumor in infants. As they are endothelial cell-derived neoplasias, their growth can be regulated by the autocrine-acting Tie2 ligand angiopoietin 2 (Ang2). Using an experimental model of human hemangiomas, in which polyoma middle T-transformed brain endothelial (bEnd) cells are grafted subcutaneously into nude mice, we compared hemangioma growth originating from bEnd cells derived from wild-type, Ang2+/-, and Ang2-/- mice.

Targeted therapy of oral hairy leukoplakia with gentian violet.

Oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) is a common oral manifestation of HIV infection. Clinically, these lesions appear as white plaques on the edges of the tongue. Pathophysiologically, these lesions occur because of infection of oral epithelium with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Angiogenesis in cutaneous lesions of leprosy: implications for treatment.

Objective: To examine the potential role of angiogenesis in leprosy.

Design: Immunohistochemical analysis of leprosy lesions.

Setting: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Kasturba Medical College; Division of Dermatology, University of California at Los Angeles; and Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Emory University.