Archives of Surgical Dermatology

Original Article   |   10.36959/446/386 Volume 6 Issue 1

Predictors for Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Mohs Micrographic Surgery for the First Time: A Prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Amarachi Eseonu MD, Shirley Lin BS, Yemisi Dina MD, Melika Marani BS, Caroline Zimmermann MD, Raghav Tripathi MD, MPH, Elise Ng MD, Kristin Bibee MD, PhD and Jeffrey Scott MD

Positive patient experience in Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is affected by multiple factors preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively [1]. Almost half of patients contacted one week pri... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/384 Volume 4 Issue 1

Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allograft for Treatment of Recalcitrant Pyoderma Gangrenosum in PASH Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Authors: Amanda S Weissman, BS, Viral Sanjay Patel, BS and Walter Moore, MD

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, sterile, inflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis that is painful with necrotizing ulcerations. It can be idiopathic or in association with systemic disease such as PG... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/383 Volume 3 Issue 2

Rosacea and Helicobacter pylori, is there any Relationship?

Authors: Ε Tampouratzi, G Michalopoulos, G Koutoufaris, T Kanni and S Vrakas

Rosacea, an inflammatory skin disease, may have a potential relationship with helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. This correlation is controversial. This study was designed to assess whether H.... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/382 Volume 3 Issue 1

Outcomes of Modified Second Intention Healing for Convex Craniofacial Mohs Defects

Authors: Rachel Graubard and Ida Orengo

In patients with favorable wound healing profiles and surgical defects in well-perfused locations, second intention wound healing often leads to excellent cosmetic results after Mohs micrographic surg... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/446/381 Volume 2 Issue 1

Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Authors: Elisabete Campos and Helena Bessa

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a debilitating chronic skin disease often failure to recognise by healthcare professionals with an average of diagnostic delay of seven years, that has resulted in misdiag... Read more

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Original Article   |   10.36959/446/380 Volume 2 Issue 1

Under Pressure: Optimizing Intralesional Keloid Injections

Authors: Mallory K Smith, MD, David M Oberlin, MD and David M Ozog, MD

Keloids are benign fibroblastic tumors of the skin, due to aberrant tissue remodeling in predisposed individuals. Although the pathogenesis is unknown, keloids are a common concern in dermatology. Whi... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/379 Volume 2 Issue 1

Remission of In-Transit Melanoma following Combination BRAF and MEK Inhibition Therapy: A Case Report

Authors: S Caleb Freeman, Edibaldo Silva and Christopher Huerter

Satellite and in-transit melanoma represent the metastasis of cutaneous melanoma along lymphatics between the primary lesion and the regional lymph nodes. In-transit melanoma often presents as a reocc... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/378 Volume 1 Issue 1

Case Report: Atypical Fibroxanthoma and Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma - Two Stages of the Same Disease?

Authors: Farhana Kapasi, Marta Cabral, Phillip Ameerally and Antonia Barbieri

In November 2015, an 83-year-old male with a history of cataracts and multiple sites of actinic keratosis in the head treated with cryotherapy, presented with a 7 mm by 5 mm erythematous papule on the... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/446/377 Volume 1 Issue 1

Photo-Prevention and Surgical Interventions in Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Authors: Lindsey Goddard, Alden Holmes, Sharon Jacob and Bari Cunningham

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a genodermatosis that results in increased sensitivity to UV-radiation, resulting in early onset of photodamage and skin cancers. There are eight XP subtypes, seven due t... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/446/376 Volume 1 Issue 1

Laparoscopic Trocar Associated with Potential Nickel Contact Dermatitis

Authors: Caroline Perez, Emily de Golian, Brittanya A Limone and Sharon E Jacob

Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) is a substantial health problem, with nickel being the most frequently confirmed allergen on patch testing worldwide.... Read more

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