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The Therapeutic Overviews section consists of an authoritative, comprehensive series of updated executive summaries on disease and treatment integrating current practice and future trends. Specifically designed for publication on the Web, Therapeutic Overviews present concise text and multimedia features which bring the information to life and facilitate learning.
Therapeutic Overview on Acne
August 1, 2005
Alan R. Shalita and Jeffrey I. Ellis
Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, USA; Clinical Assistant Instructor, Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jeffrey Ira Ellis, MD,1 and Alan Shalita, MD2
1Clinical Assistant Instructor and 2Distinguished Teaching Professor & Chairman, Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Vasculitis
May 18, 2005
Joseph L. Jorizzo
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
An update on small and large-vessel vasculitis, covering diagnosis, classification, pathogenesis, clinical features, histopathologic features, patient evaluation and etiology.
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Psoriasis
June 14, 2004
Lisa Travis and Jeffrey M. Weinberg
Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt; Beth Israel Medical Centers, New York, New York, USA
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that affects approximately 2% of the U.S. and European population. Approximately 150,000 new cases are diagnosed every year in the U.S. The worldwide incidence varies considerably and is influenced by racial, geographic and environmental factors.
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Atopic Dermatitis
December 2, 2003
Donald Y.M. Leung and Mark Boguniewicz
Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Atopic dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease. The skin is a highly sensitizing organ which can augment the systemic allergic response. Effective therapy requires a multipronged approach.
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