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September 2017, Vol 153, No. 9, Pages 843-956

In This Issue of JAMA Dermatology

Highlights

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):843. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.1707
Viewpoint

Topical Steroids in Chinese Cosmetics

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):855-856. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1615

This Viewpoint highlights the importance of eliminating topical steroids from Chinese cosmetic products.

Editorial

Selecting Patients With Thin Melanoma for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy—This Time It’s Personal

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):857-858. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2496
Original Investigation

Association Between Patient Age and Lymph Node Positivity in Thin Melanoma

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):866-873. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2497

This cohort study using data from the US National Cancer Database examines the association between age and regional lymph node positivity in patients with thin melanoma.

Trends in Nationwide Herpes Zoster Emergency Department Utilization From 2006 to 2013

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):874-881. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1546

This population-based study examines the trends in the incidence of herpes zoster based on utilization of the emergency department for patients categorized by age.

In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Melanoma and Melanotic Macules of the Lip

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):882-891. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0504

This case series study reports in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) features of normal lips of different phototypes and attempts to identify features that assist in distinguishing melanoma from benign melanotic macules using dermoscopy and RCM.

Association of Multiple Primary Skin Cancers With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, CD4 Count, and Viral Load

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):892-896. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1716

This cohort study of patients with at least 1 prior nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) evaluates the association of subsequent NMSCs with HIV infection, CD4 count, and viral load.

The Follicular Skin Microbiome in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Healthy Controls

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):897-905. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0904

This case-control study investigates the follicular skin microbiome in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and healthy controls.

Brief Report

Purpuric Drug Eruptions Caused by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Clinicopathologic Study of 32 Cases

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):906-910. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0903

This study characterizes purpuric skin eruptions caused by epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.

Correlation Among Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Internet Searches in the United States

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):911-914. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1870

This cross-sectional analysis of Google seach volume index data investigates whether internet search volumes are correlated with registry recorded incidences and mortalities of common cancers

JAMA Dermatology Clinicopathological Challenge

Annular Flaccid Pustules on the Trunk

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):921-922. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0901

This case examines a woman in her 50s who presented with itching skin lesions.

Gray-Violet Plaque in an Immunocompromised Girl

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):923-924. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1131

A 4-year-old girl with newly diagnosed acute lymphocytic leukemia, currently on her initial course of chemotherapy with vincristine, daunorubicin, and methotrexate developed a painful lesion on her left triceps; the tender area was beneath an adhesive bandage placed where she had received DTaP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) and polio vaccinations 3 weeks earlier. What is your diagnosis?

Leonine Facies, Flushing, and Systemic Symptoms

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):925-926. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0746

A man in his 50s with history of hypertension and pulmonary tumor resected 10 years earlier presented with generalized phymatous changes over his entire face as well as pustular lesions and a diffuse erythema that gave him an appearance of leonine facies. What is your diagnosis?

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Psoriasis

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):956. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2103
Research Letter

Activation of Protein Kinase C ε in Merkel Cell Polyomavirus–Induced Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):931-932. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1296

This study of 11 Merkel cell carcinoma samples explored the association of activated protein kinase C ε and Merkel cell carcinoma–associated polyoma virus.

An Anchoring-Based Intervention to Increase Patient Willingness to Use Injectable Medication in Psoriasis

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):932-934. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1271

This study examines the association of anchoring with patient willingness to use a monthly injectible medication for psoriasis.

Characteristics of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department and Urgent Care for Treatment of Sunburn

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):934-935. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1874

This cohort study examines the demographics and characteristics of patients seen at the emergency department or urgent care clinic for sunburn treatment at 2 major hospitals over a 15-year period.

Sex Hormones and Hair Loss in Men From the General Population of Northeastern Germany

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):935-937. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0297

This cohort study of German men investigates cross-sectional associations between a panel of liquid chromatography mass–spectrometry-measured sex hormones and hair loss.

Characteristics and Alternative Treatment Outcomes of Antimalarial-Refractory Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):937-939. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1160

This review of medical records evaluates the characteristics and treatments of antimalarial-refractory cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Observation

Demodex-Positive Acneiform Eruption Responsive to Ivermectin in a Patient Taking an Epidermal Growth Factor Inhibitor

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):939-940. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0803

This case report describes a man taking cetuximab with a tetracycline-resistant acneiform eruption successfully treated with oral ivermectin.

Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis With Leflunomide

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):940-942. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1316

This case report describes a case of cutaneous small vessel vasculitis treated successfully with leflunomide.

Nivolumab Therapy for Treatment-Related Vitiligo in a Patient With Relapsed Metastatic Melanoma

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):942-944. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1679

This case report describes the use of nivolumab therapy for treatment-related vitiligo in a patient with relapsed metastatic melanoma.

Intralesional Sodium Thiosulfate Treatment for Calcinosis Cutis in the Setting of Lupus Panniculitis

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):944-945. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0966

This case report describes the use of intralesional sodium thiosulfate injections to treat lupus panniculitis with localized cutaneous calcinosis.

Rectus Femoris Tear Presenting as an Unusual Cause of a Subcutaneous Mass

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):945-946. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1616

This case report describes a tear of the rectus femoris muscle presenting as subcutaneous mass.

Comment & Response

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Keratinocyte Carcinomas

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):946-947. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1485

Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Keratinocyte Carcinomas—Reply

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):947-948. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1486

Important Considerations for Diversity in the Selection of Dermatology Applicants

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):948. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1813

Important Considerations for Diversity in the Selection of Dermatology Applicants

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):948-949. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1814

Important Considerations for Diversity in the Selection of Dermatology Applicants

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):949. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.1812

The Statistical Significance of the Efficacy Results in a Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):949-950. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3245

The Statistical Significance of the Efficacy Results in a Randomized Clinical Trial—Reply

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):950. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3244
Correction

Age Range Error in Key Points, Abstract, Introduction, and Figure Caption

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):950. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3074

Errors in Reported Data

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):950. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3295
Notable Notes

Orangeness—Peeling Back the Myths Behind Carotenemia

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):873. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2673

Dermatologic Radiotherapy and Radioactive Quackery—Discovery and Tragedy at the Turn of the 20th Century

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):881. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2672

An Average Face

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):891. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2878

Arsenic in Dermatology—From Dermatologic Therapy to Carcinogen

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):905. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2658

Herpes—A Not So Simple(x) History

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):910. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2879

History of the Hemostat

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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):914. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2656
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JAMA Dermatol. 2017;153(9):847. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.1708
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