Approach to the Patient with Hair Loss
Approach to the Patient with Hair Loss Peter C. Schalock Arthur J. Sober Alopecia may be described as the loss of hair in areas where it normally grows. The most…
Evaluation of Disturbances in Pigmentation
Evaluation of Disturbances in Pigmentation Peter C. Schalock Arthur J. Sober Disturbances in pigmentation are conspicuous and common. Patients present with concerns about general darkening, brown spots, and depigmented areas….
Evaluation of Urticaria and Angioedema
Evaluation of Urticaria and Angioedema Peter C. Schalock Arthur J. Sober Urticaria (hives) is a pruritic, often immune-mediated skin eruption of well-circumscribed wheals on an erythematous base. It is estimated…
Evaluation of Purpura
Evaluation of Purpura Purpura represents bleeding into the skin. In the office setting, patients present with easy bruising, spontaneous ecchymoses, or a petechial rash. Although many cases of purpura are…
Evaluation of Pruritus
Evaluation of Pruritus Peter C. Schalock Arthur J. Sober Pruritus (itch) is an unpleasant cutaneous sensation that provokes the urge to scratch. It may be localized or generalized, or acute…
Screening for Skin Cancers
Screening for Skin Cancers Arthur J. Sober Peter C. Schalock Neoplasms of the skin are among the most common cancers in humans and a source of considerable morbidity and mortality,…
Management of Tic Douloureux (Trigeminal Neuralgia)
Management of Tic Douloureux (Trigeminal Neuralgia) Amy A. Pruitt Tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is among the most excruciating of pain syndromes seen in office practice. Fifteen thousand new…
Approach to the Patient with Bell Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Mononeuropathy)
Approach to the Patient with Bell Palsy (Idiopathic Facial Mononeuropathy) Amy A. Pruitt Bell palsy denotes abrupt paralysis of the facial muscles innervated by the seventh cranial nerve. The condition…
Approach to the Patient with Parkinson Disease
Approach to the Patient with Parkinson Disease Amy A. Pruitt Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in older Americans, affecting more than 1 million people in…
Management of Alzheimer Disease
Management of Alzheimer Disease M. Cornelia Cremens According to the prevalence data from the National Institute on Aging, approximately 5.1 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer disease (AD). With the aging…
