New York Dermatological Society: 1953 Case Summaries

The document summarizes various dermatological cases discussed by the New York Dermatological Society in 1953, highlighting diagnostic challenges and treatment outcomes. Notable cases include a 17-year-old girl with early-onset generalized scalp alopecia unresponsive to treatment, a 36-year-old woman with a persistent skin eruption possibly due to lupus erythematosus or a drug reaction, and a 59-year-old man with mycosis fungoides showing temporary improvement with corticotropin therapy. Other cases involved conditions such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema induratum, squamous-cell epithelioma, chronic porphyria, and lichen ruber moniliformis successfully treated with cortisone. The Philadelphia Dermatological Society also presented a case of xanthomatous biliary cirrhosis and onychomycosis.