Publications by authors named "Kesha J Buster"
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- Sclerema neonatorum (SN) is a rare and often fatal skin condition that affects severely ill, preterm newborns during their first week of life, typically arising from delivery complications.
- Limited treatment options exist, but intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has shown potential to improve immunity and possibly reduce mortality rates associated with SN, despite a decline in the use of exchange transfusions.
- A case study demonstrated that IVIG provided some short-term improvement in a term newborn with SN and septicemia, indicating the need for more research to better understand and treat this rare condition.
Although significant data highlight the extent of health disparities, data regarding dermatologic health disparities are limited. Ethnic minorities, people of low socioeconomic status, the less educated, elderly, and uninsured have poorer melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer outcomes. Atopic dermatitis is more prevalent among ethnic minorities, but whether morbidity is also increased in these populations is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies of noncutaneous and cutaneous malignancies support the hypothesis that poor risk-perception status contributes to health disparity.
Objective: We evaluated skin cancer (SC) risk perceptions across race and other demographic markers using the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and compared them to discover differences in perception that may contribute to the disparities in SC diagnosis and treatment.
Methods: Respondents with no history of SC were randomly selected to answer questions assessing perceived risk and knowledge of preventive strategies of SC.