Schwartz RA

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Lichen Planus: An Update and Review

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: July 1, 2012

Lichen planus (LP) is a papulosquamous eruption of the skin, scalp, nails, and mucous membranes. Although LP is more common in adults, it has beco...

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Premature Hair Graying

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: April 1, 2012

Hair pigmentation and graying are important topics for the understanding of the physiology of aging; the differentiation of stem cells; and t...

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Adolescent Androgenic Alopecia

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: October 1, 2011

Adolescent androgenic alopecia is pattern hair loss occurring in boys and girls younger than 18 years, whereas early-onset androgenic alopecia ref...

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Accessory Tragus: A Possible Sign of Goldenhar Syndrome

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: August 1, 2011

The accessory tragus is a relatively common benign congenital anomaly. The tragus is a cartilaginous projection that normally occurs anterior to t...

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Symptomatic Dermatographism: Current Concepts in Clinical Practice With an Emphasis on the Pediatric Population

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: May 1, 2011

Symptomatic dermatographism reflects an exaggerated cutaneous response to the physical stimulus of pressure. Some consider it a common type of chi...

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Pediatric Molluscum Contagiosum: Reflections on the Last Challenging Poxvirus Infection, Part 2

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: December 1, 2010

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common dermatologic infection that usually affects school-aged children, sexually active young adults, and immunoc...

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Pediatric Molluscum Contagiosum: Reflections on the Last Challenging Poxvirus Infection, Part 1

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: November 1, 2010

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common dermatologic infection that usually affects school-aged children, sexually active young adults, and immunoc...

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Trichotillomania: An Important Psychocutaneous Disorder

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: July 1, 2010

Trichotillomania (TTM) is a type of alopecia due to a psychocutaneous disorder, a self-induced illness classified as an impulse control disorder b...

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Impetigo Update: New Challenges in the Era of Methicillin Resistance

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: February 1, 2010

Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the superficial epidermis most commonly seen in infants and children.

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Tinea Cruris in Children

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: September 1, 2009

Tinea cruris is an intensely pruritic fungal infection of the groin and adjacent skin. Also known as crotch rot and jock itch, it can be a troubli...

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Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum Revisited

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: January 1, 2009

Erythema toxicum neonatorum (ETN) is a common neonatal dermatologic disorder that usually is evident within the first 48 hours of life. Characteri...

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Bullous Scabies: A Diagnostic Challenge

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: November 1, 2008

Scabies, a contagious infestation associated with the human mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, occasionally displays a spectrum of atypical cutan...

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A "Hyperextensive" Review of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: October 1, 2008

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous group of connective tissure disorders characterized by hyperextensibility, delayed wound healing, ...

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Keratosis Pilaris: A Common Follicular Hyperkeratosis

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: September 1, 2008

Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a common inherited disorder of follicular hyperkeratosis. It is characterized by small, folliculocentric keratotic papul...

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Nevus of Ota in Children

Author:: Schwartz RA

Publish date: July 1, 2008

Nevus of Ota, synonymously termed oculodermal melanosis, is an uncommon dermal melanosis most commonly seen at birth in children of Japanese desce...