New York Dermatological Society
August 1946
in “
Archives of dermatology
”
TLDR The meeting highlighted the complexity and variability of skin conditions and differing opinions on their diagnoses and treatments.
The document summarizes various dermatological cases presented at the New York Dermatological Society meeting. Notable cases include a patient with "hairy tongue" treated with vitamin B and trichloroacetic acid, an adult with persistent tinea capitis, a 75-year-old woman with a vesiculobullous eruption possibly diagnosed as lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, a 30-year-old woman with subacute lupus erythematosus disseminatus treated with iodine and liver extract, and two siblings with unusual toe lesions. Additional cases include a 22-year-old nurse with pyoderma faciale, a 6-year-old girl with tinea capitis, a 36-year-old woman with parapsoriasis, a 29-year-old nurse with recurrent vasculitic lesions, a 48-year-old man with mycosis fungoides, and a 39-year-old woman with bluish discoloration of her fingernails. The discussions highlight the complexity and variability of dermatological conditions and the differing opinions on diagnoses and treatments.