A Case of a Micronesian Woman in Hawai'i with Lymphoma and the Role of Implicit Bias in Medicine Affecting Her Care.

Medically indigent patients, patients of color, those with insufficient health insurance, or patients with severe diseases have a high rate of poor health care quality caused by unconscious implicit and explicit biases. Awareness of the relationship between unconscious implicit bias and negative health care outcomes is increasing in the health care community. The objective of this case study was to examine implicit biases that negatively affected the patient care of a young Micronesian woman with a severe cutaneous disease in Hawai'i.

Diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects patients of all ages. The disease is characterized by xerosis (dry skin) and intensely pruritic lesions distributed throughout the body. This article reviews diagnostic features and treatments for atopic dermatitis.

Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Infections in an Outpatient Dermatology Office on O'ahu.

is a pathogen that causes skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in dermatology patients. There is an increasing rate of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) reported in the dermatology literature since 1987. This report profiles the antibiotic susceptibilities of methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) and MRSA in an outpatient office in Hawai'i.