Elsaie ML

Multisegmental Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Girl

Publish date: January 1, 2012

Children infrequently are afflicted with herpes zoster (HZ). Activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in a partially immune host results ...

Publish date: November 1, 2011

Vitiligo and other autoimmune disorders are increasingly being reported in a background of immunosuppression. Viral-induced immune activation and ...

Publish date: June 1, 2008

The popularity of cutaneous laser surgery has soared; however, the use of lasers in patients with skin of color has been quite challenging. The ma...

Publish date: March 1, 2008

Local anesthesia is an integral aspect of cutaneous surgery. Its effects provide a reversible loss of sensation in a limited area of skin, allowin...

Publish date: March 1, 2008

Radio frequency (RF) is electromagnetic radiation in the 3-kHz to 300-GHz frequency range. The primary effects of RF energy on living tissue are c...