Browsing by keyword "dermatology"
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Continuing patient care to underserved communities and medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic through a teledermatology student-run clinicA virtual pediatric dermatology student-run clinic was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when in-person educational opportunities were limited. The clinic's aim is to provide high-quality dermatologic care to a diverse, underserved pediatric patient population while teaching trainees how to diagnose and manage common skin conditions. In our initial eight sessions, we served 37 patients, predominantly those with skin of color, and had a low no-show rate of 9.8%. This report describes the general structure of the clinic, goals, and the patient population to provide an overview of our educational model for those interested in similar efforts.
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Lower extremity nodules in an immunocompetent womanA 79-year-old otherwise healthy Puerto Rican woman is seen for a 3-month history of a rapidly enlarging mass on her right foot. The involved areas are occasionally tender, affecting her ability to walk. Physical examination reveals many confluent, deep red to purple, eroded, grapelike nodules affecting all aspects of the foot and extending to the distal part of the leg. The largest confluent mass is on the heel extending to the posterior side of the ankle. She has no history of immunosuppression.
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Resident Memory T Cells in Autoimmune Skin DiseasesTissue resident memory T cells (TRM) are a critical component of the immune system, providing the body with an immediate and highly specific response against pathogens re-infecting peripheral tissues. More recently, however, it has been demonstrated that TRM cells also form during autoimmunity. TRM mediated autoimmune diseases are particularly destructive, because unlike foreign antigens, the self-antigens are never cleared, continuously activating self-reactive TRM T cells. In this article, we will focus on how TRMs mediate disease in autoimmune skin conditions, specifically vitiligo, psoriasis, cutaneous lupus erythematosus, alopecia areata and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
