The burden of atopic dermatitis: impact on the patient, family, and society

CL Carroll, R Balkrishnan, SR Feldman… - Pediatric …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Atopic dermatitis is a common disease of increasing prevalence. Affected individuals must
cope with a significant psychosocial burden, in addition to dealing with the medical aspects …

Pyoderma gangrenosum a comparison of typical and atypical forms with an emphasis on time to remission. Case review of 86 patients from 2 institutions

ML Bennett, JM Jackson, JL Jorizzo, AB Fleischer Jr… - Medicine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
First described in 1916 by Brocq (5) as “phagedenisme geometrique" and further
characterized in a review of 5 cases by Brunsting and colleagues (8) in 1930, pyoderma …

Thalidomide: current and potential clinical applications

L Calabrese, AB Fleischer Jr - The American journal of medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
More than three decades after its withdrawal from the world marketplace, thalidomide is
attracting growing interest because of its reported immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory …

Incidence estimate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States, 2006

HW Rogers, MA Weinstock, AR Harris… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To estimate the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in the US
population in 2006 and secondarily to indicate trends in numbers of procedures for skin …

Psoriasis causes as much disability as other major medical diseases

SR Rapp, SR Feldman, ML Exum… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background: Little is known about how the health-related quality of life (HRQL) associated
with psoriasis compares with that of other patient populations. Objective: We describe HRQL …

Skin cancer is among the most costly of all cancers to treat for the Medicare population

TS Housman, SR Feldman, PM Williford… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Compared with other malignancies, nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is
associated with much less morbidity and mortality. NMSC is, however, far more common …

Oral corticosteroid use is effective for cutaneous hemangiomas: an evidence-based evaluation

ML Bennett, AB Fleischer Jr, SL Chamlin… - Archives of …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To determine the efficacy of systemic corticosteroid therapy in treating enlarging,
problematic cutaneous hemangiomas and to assess the relationship of dose to response …

The self-administered psoriasis area and severity index is valid and reliable

SR Feldman, AB Fleischer Jr, DM Reboussin… - Journal of Investigative …, 1996 - Elsevier
The self-administered psoriasis area and severity index (SAPASI) is a structured instrument
for measuring the severity of psoriasis. This study examines the validity, reliability, and …

The safety of liposuction: results of a national survey

TS Housman, N Lawrence, BG Mellen… - Dermatologic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
background. Liposuction procedures are increasing in frequency and may be performed in
hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, or physician offices. Deaths associated with …

Tacrolimus ointment for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult patients: part II, safety

NA Soter, AB Fleischer Jr, GF Webster… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - Elsevier
In two randomized, double-blind, multicenter studies, a total of 631 adult patients with
moderate to severe atopic dermatitis applied tacrolimus ointment (0.03% or 0.1%) or vehicle …