Treatment of Skin Disease

Atypical nevi

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 dysplastic nevus, first described in 1978, continues to fuel…

Atypical fibroxanthoma

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 Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm arising from…

Atopic 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 Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing, and intensely pruritic…

Aphthous stomatitis

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 Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is the most common cause of…

Antiphospholipid syndrome

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 Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS; Hughes syndrome) is associated with recurrent venous…

Angular cheilitis

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports With permission from Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved. Open…

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia

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 Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), also known as epithelioid hemangioma,…

Androgenetic alopecia

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 In androgenetic alopecia (AGA), genetically predisposed scalp hair follicles miniaturize…

Amyloidosis

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 Amyloid is an altered, insoluble protein folded in β-pleated sheets,…

Alopecia areata

Evidence Levels: A Double-blind study B Clinical trial ≥ 20 subjects C Clinical trial < 20 subjects D Series ≥ 5 subjects E Anecdotal case reports Photo courtesy of Dr Craiglow. Open full size image Alopecia areata (AA) is a…