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2010

Dermatology

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J. Graham Smith Jr, Md (November 22, 1926-May 18, 2010)., Lawrence Charles Parish Nov 2010

J. Graham Smith Jr, Md (November 22, 1926-May 18, 2010)., Lawrence Charles Parish

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

With the passing of J. Graham Smith, Jr. on May 18, 2010, following a short illness, dermatology lost one of its most distinguished envoys. (Figure 1) Skee*, as he was known by his many friends, held the important offices in American dermatology for which he made many significant contributions.


Updating The Dermatologic Nomenclature: Names That Are Good Or Bad., Lawrence Charles Parish, Joseph A. Witkowski Jul 2010

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 …