Current Issue June 2012, Vol. 66, No. 6

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Human papillomavirus–related genital disease in the immunocompromised host: Part I
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Human papillomavirus–related genital disease in the immunocompromised host: Part II
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Issue Highlights

Treatment of pustular psoriasis: From the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation
21 May 2012
Amanda Robinson, Abby S. Van Voorhees, Sylvia Hsu, Neil J. Korman, Mark G. Lebwohl, Bruce F. Bebo, Robert E. Kalb
Background: A task force of the National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Board was convened to evaluate treatment options for pustular psoriasis. Meetings were held by teleconference. Consensus on treatm...
Diverse cutaneous side effects associated with BRAF inhibitor therapy: A clinicopathologic study
21 May 2012
Emily Y. Chu, Karolyn A. Wanat, Christopher J. Miller, Ravi K. Amaravadi, Leslie A. Fecher, Marcia S. Brose, Suzanne McGettigan, Lydia R. Giles, Lynn M. Schuchter, John T. Seykora, Misha Rosenbach
Background: Vemurafenib, a novel selective small molecule inhibitor of BRAF, has recently been shown to be effective in the treatment of melanomas harboring the BRAF V600E mutation. Similar to the bro...
Clinical and histopathologic spectrum of alopecia mucinosa/follicular mucinosis and its natural history in children
14 May 2012
Alex Zvulunov, Vered Shkalim, Dan Ben-Amitai, Meora Feinmesser
Background: Some authorities consider alopecia mucinosa (AM)/follicular mucinosis (FM) to invariably represent mycosis fungoides (MF). This understanding of AM/FM derives from observations in adults. ...
Germline melanoma susceptibility and prognostic genes: A review of the literature
14 May 2012
Katherine A. Ward, DeAnn Lazovich, Maria K. Hordinsky
In recent years, there have been increasing efforts to identify germline genetic variants that may alter melanoma susceptibility and prognosis. The findings of these studies have indicated the presenc...
Epidermolysis Bullosa Oropharyngeal Severity (EBOS) score: A multicenter development and reliability assessment
10 May 2012
Giulio Fortuna, Nita Chainani-Wu, Francina Lozada-Nur, Massimo Aria, Rodrigo Cepeda-Valdes, Annamaria Pollio, M. Peter Marinkovich, Adriana E. Martinez-Salazar, Michele D. Mignogna, Anna L. Bruckner, Julio Cesar Salas-Alanís
Background: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genetic mucocutaneous disorder characterized by blister formation upon mild trauma. All 4 EB types may show oropharyngeal lesions involving either hard or s...

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Melanoma Surveillance in the US: Collecting melanoma data
This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Suephy Chen, a dermatologist from Emory University, discusses why the articles are important, as well as the need to increase dermatologists’ awareness of cancer registries and reporting requirements.

Melanoma Surveillance in the US: The economic burden of melanoma
This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Gery Guy, from the CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, discusses the economic burden of melanoma.

Melanoma Surveillance in the US: Melanoma, ultraviolet radiation, and socioeconomic status
This podcast accompanies the publication of a series of articles on melanoma surveillance in the United States, available in the November supplement edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Chris Johnson, from the Cancer Data Registry of Idaho, discusses analyses examining the relationship between melanoma and two variables at the county level, ultraviolet radiation and socioeconomic status.

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