Dirk M. Elston, MD

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Clinicians Should Retain the Ability to Choose a Pathologist

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: January 3, 2017

As employers search for ways to reduce the cost of providing health care to their employees, there is a growing trend toward narrowed provider netw...

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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis and the Risk for Malignancy

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: October 5, 2016

To the Editor:Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare autosomal-recessive genodermatosis characterized by widespread infection with specific...

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Rapidly Growing Scalp Nodule

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: September 12, 2016

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Managing Patients With Alopecia

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: November 13, 2015

Alopecia can be a challenge for the physician. Patients often are anxious and visits can be long and frustrating if the physician is not adept at n...

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What’s Eating You? Ant-Induced Alopecia (Pheidole)

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: October 13, 2015

Ant-induced alopecia is a rare cause of acute, localized, nonscarring hair loss. It is most commonly caused by Pheidole ants.

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What Is Your Diagnosis? Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis

Author:: Dirk M. Elston, MD

Publish date: September 14, 2015

A 58-year-old man presented with disseminated, hypopigmented, asymptomatic lesions on the right arm (top) and left leg (bottom) that had been prese...