Double-blind prospective comparative trial between foamed and liquid polidocanol and sodium tetradecyl sulfate in the treatment of varicose and telangiectatic leg veins.

Background: Twenty subjects were treated with either polidocanol (POL) or sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) to compare the efficacy and adverse sequelae of each agent.

Objective: To determine the safety and efficacy of two widely used sclerosing agents.

Methods: After the exclusion of saphenofemoral junction incompetency, each subject's leg veins were categorized by size (< 1, 1-3, and 3-6 mm in diameter).

Mohs surgery for malignant eccrine neoplasms.

Background: Eccrine carcinomas (ECs) are rare tumors with potentially aggressive clinical behavior and a high recurrence rate following conventional surgical excision. With the exception of microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC), there have been few reports on the use of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) as a primary treatment for EC.

Objective: To review the use of MMS for EC and compare treatment outcomes with those of conventional surgical excision.

Evaluation of the histologic characteristics of patch test confirmed allergic contact dermatitis.

Background: Microscopic features of experimentally induced allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) have been reported; however, the histologic characteristics of environmentally induced ACD have not been definitively elucidated.

Objective: This pilot study was conducted to describe the histologic features most useful in differentiating ACD from other forms of eczematous dermatitis.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent evaluation for contact dermatitis was performed.