Publications by authors named "Jonathan Banta"

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  • The USAF prohibits beards for male airmen, but allows shaving waivers for medical reasons, particularly affecting Black/African-American individuals with pseudofolliculitis barbae.
  • A survey of over 51,000 male airmen found that those with shaving waivers experienced delays in promotions, with significant evidence that the waiver group often included a higher percentage of Black/African-Americans.
  • The study indicates a potential racial bias in USAF grooming standards, as the findings suggest that while waivers affect promotion timelines for all races, they disproportionately impact Black/African-American airmen.
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Empiric therapy for common skin conditions failed to improve this patient's longstanding skin eruption. Serial biopsies ultimately revealed an uncommon diagnosis.

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We report 2 cases of benign intradermal melanocytic nevi with discrete glandular elements and mucin deposition engendering a diagnostic dilemma. The preliminary differential included entrapment of adnexal structures, collision with an adnexal neoplasm such as adenoid cystic carcinoma or metastatic adenocarcinoma. A colloidal iron special stain confirmed the deposition of mucin; however, a pankeratin AE1/AE3 immunohistochemical cocktail was surprisingly negative.

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On July 7, 2015, a man aged 22 years reported to sick call during basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas. He had erythematous, crusted papulovesicular lesions on the extensor surfaces of the upper and lower extremities. The patient was afebrile and otherwise well, and was evaluated later that day by the dermatology service.

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Objective: Osteomyelitis of the skull is a rare condition that can lead to systemic illness, bone loss, intracranial complications, and mortality. Osteomyelitis of the skull typically presents as the boney invasion of an overlying infection of the scalp or sinuses, and it is typically treated with antibiotics and proper wound care. Surgical debridement of the affected bone in the form of a craniectomy may be initiated to stop the progression of the infection when antibiotics fail and the underlying bone becomes grossly eroded.

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