ArticleDermatology and Vaccines: We Must Do BetterAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: December 7, 2020Physicians must take the time and effort to promote vaccinations—the health of patients and the general public depends on it.Read More
ArticleBedbugs: Helping your patient through an infestationAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: March 1, 2017Physicians are often at the forefront in the diagnosis and treatment of bedbug infestation.Read More
ArticleParvovirus mimicking acute HIV infectionAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: August 1, 2015A 25-year-old Jamaican man presented with a rash on his face, back, and hands.Read More
ArticleDistinguishing cellulitis from its mimicsAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: August 1, 2012Common imitators are stasis dermatitis, lipodermatosclerosis, contact dermatitis, lymphedema, eosinophilic cellulitis, and papular urticaria.Read More
ArticleUV protection and sunscreens: What to tell patientsAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: June 1, 2012Some measures are straightforward, but sunscreens have been a source of confusion in their labeling and SPF ratings.Read More
ArticleA young woman with an eroded plaque on the handAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: April 1, 2006She has a painful, inflamed eroded plaque at the previous site of an intravenous catheter. She is afebrile, and blood cultures and tissue cultures ...Read More
ArticleA young person with papules and plaquesAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: September 1, 2001Read More
ArticleA 70-year-old farmer with a skin lesionAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: November 1, 2000Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.Read More
ArticleRosacea: An updateAuthor:Kenneth J. Tomecki, MDPublish date: August 1, 2000Early diagnosis and thoughtful management help control the disease and minimize discomfort and emotional distress.Read More
