Treatment of Skin Disease

Juvenile xanthogranuloma

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image The non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign…

Juvenile plantar dermatosis

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Juvenile plantar dermatosis (JPD) is a symmetrical, scaly, and fissured…

Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate (JLI) is a chronic, inflammatory condition presenting…

Jellyfish stings

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Jellyfish are members of the phylum Cnidaria, which consists of…

Irritant contact dermatitis

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is the most common form of…

Impetigo

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Impetigo is a common superficial bacterial infection of the skin,…

Ichthyoses

Acknowledgment We thank Dr. Mary Williams for her role in helping to edit this chapter. Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case…

Hypopigmented disorders

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Progressive macular hypomelanosis Open full size image Hypopigmented disorders present as areas of skin…

Hypertrichosis and hirsutism

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Open full size image Introduction Hirsutism is the excessive growth of terminal hair in…