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Updating The Dermatologic Nomenclature: Names That Are Good Or Bad., Lawrence Charles Parish, Joseph A. Witkowski
Updating The Dermatologic Nomenclature: Names That Are Good Or Bad., Lawrence Charles Parish, Joseph A. Witkowski
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers
Dermatology probably has the largest vocabulary of any of the medical specialties,1 a statement to which we can attest when we reviewed aspects of the Dermatology Lexicon project. Some terms are derived from the Latin or Greek and present spelling problems to all but a select few. Examples include acrokeratosis verruciformis and pterigium. Other diseases carry names that are such a mouthful that few can call them out without the interruption of breathing. These might include erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica and dermatitis exudative discoid and lichenoid of Sulzberger and Garbe. No wonder the former is now referred to simply as …
The Most Important Medical Source: Aunt Mabel Knows Best., Lawrence Parish, Joseph A Witkowski
The Most Important Medical Source: Aunt Mabel Knows Best., Lawrence Parish, Joseph A Witkowski
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers
Not so long ago, one of us was consulted by a middle-aged woman with rosacea. For many years, she had had periodic flares of red papules and pustules on her nose and the adjoining areas. The confluent telangiectasia on her cheeks gave a permanent appearance of well-applied rouge. She had seen several dermatologists and had received a wide variety of medications, all of which seemed appropriate except to her as would be subsequently revealed. She wanted a new approach, but there were limitations placed upon her request: no pills or capsules; nothing odiferous; no agent that might bleach clothing; and …