Monthly Archives: September 2019

Treating Warts: Clear Duct Tape Is Not Duct Tape…

  I received an Email from Dr. Michael Greger with a link to a video he did reviewing the literature on using duct tape for treating warts.  He referenced my letter to the editor on this topic and he did a wonderful job summarizing the failures in major medial studies attempting to assess the value… Read more »

Dermoid Cysts: Once Upon A Time…

STORYTIME:  I was in my office at Tripler Army Medical Center when Tony Bottini, a Neurosurgeon (now practicing in St. Paul, Minnesota, here is his LINK), came to visit.  He poked his head in the room and asked me if I would take a look at a child that the Family Practice doctors wanted to… Read more »

Keratosis Pilaris: It Feels Like Sandpaper…

Keratosis Pilaris (KP) in mild cases is limited to the posterior upper arms and manifests as a “horny plug” in each hair follicle.  It is due to abnormalities in keratinization in the upper lining of the hair follicle that collects, causing a horny plug. This gives it a very uniform distribution as shown in the… Read more »

Becker Nevus: A Manly Thing…

Samuel William Becker first described this nevus in 1848.  It has also been referred to as “Nevoid Melanosis,” “Becker’s Melanosis,” and “Pigmented Hairy Epidermal Nevus.”  It is a late-onset epidermal nevus that usually is not present at birth but develops just before puberty and almost all patients are males. It presents as a hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic… Read more »

Nevus Sebaceus: Of Jadassohn…

Joseph Jadassohn first described this nevus in 1895.  It is also referred to as organoid nevus.  It is considered a congenital nevus (mole) presenting as a yellow-orange plaque with sharp margins.  They are often linear and most often solitary. The scalp is the most common location (50%), but other areas of the head and neck… Read more »