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Dermatology

Thomas Jefferson University

2014

Humans

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Jewish Dermatologists In Nazi Germany., Walter H.C. Burgdorf, Lawrence Charles Parish Nov 2014

Jewish Dermatologists In Nazi Germany., Walter H.C. Burgdorf, Lawrence Charles Parish

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

With the development of medical specialties beginning in the 1860’s, physicians could devote their time to the study of specific organ systems or surgical approaches. Although Jews had been given full rights in the new Germany by 1871, prejudice and other restrictions often precluded hospital and university appointments. Major specialities like internal medicine and surgery were almost closed to Jews, as were obstetrics and gynecology. Dermatology with its heavy emphasis on sexually transmitted diseases evolved into a suitable domain for Jewish physicians almost by default. Even those Jews who converted to Christianity were not spared from discrimination. Paul Gerson Unna …


Steatocystoma Multiplex: Those Little Tumours., Ellen H. De Moll, W. Clark Lambert, Lawrence Charles Parish Sep 2014

Steatocystoma Multiplex: Those Little Tumours., Ellen H. De Moll, W. Clark Lambert, Lawrence Charles Parish

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.


Language Barriers To Informed Consent For Dermatologic Interventions., Jordan Wang, Matthew Keller Feb 2014

Language Barriers To Informed Consent For Dermatologic Interventions., Jordan Wang, Matthew Keller

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

CASE SCENARIO

A 39-year-old Spanish-speaking woman with limited English-language proficiency presents with her 13-year-old son to your private dermatology practice. Through her son, you learn the patient is worried about a mole that has significantly grown in size over the past 3 months. After examination, you recommend the nevus be biopsied to better evaluate it. However, you are barely able to communicate with the patient, and you suspect that her son is not interpreting everything you say based on his especially brief communications with her. To proceed with the biopsy, you must first obtain informed consent.

As the dermatologist, you …


Images In Clinical Medicine. Rumpel-Leede Sign., Krystle Wang, Jason Lee Jan 2014

Images In Clinical Medicine. Rumpel-Leede Sign., Krystle Wang, Jason Lee

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.