Digital technology enhances dermatology teaching in a family medicine residency.

Background And Objectives: Exposure of family medicine residents to dermatology is inconsistent. We encourage residents to record skin lesions using digital photographs, which are made into posters displaying clinical information.

Methods: Residents submit diagnoses for each poster, and correct diagnoses are then posted.

Ivermectin use in scabies.

Oral ivermectin is an effective and cost-comparable alternative to topical agents in the treatment of scabies infection. It may be particularly useful in the treatment of severely crusted scabies lesions in immunocompromised patients or when topical therapy has failed. Oral dosing may be more convenient in institutional outbreaks and in the treatment of mentally impaired patients.