IJWD July 2019 Issue Now Available

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The July issue of the International Journal of Women's Dermatology is now available online. Review the full table of contents, access the Women's Health Highlight and Art of Prevention signature articles, and download the Patient Page resources on the new IJWD website: www.wdsijwd.org.

WOMEN'S HEALTH HIGHLIGHT 

 Clinical considerations for the management of psoriasis in womenAlice B. Gottlieb, Caitriona Ryan, Jenny E. Murase


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PATIENT PAGE

 The Patient Page is a concise, informative sheet that Health Care Providers can download, print and provide to their patients to prompt them to ask relevant questions and begin focused doctor/ patient dialog. 

Psoriasis Management in Women
Alice B.Gottlie, Caitriona Ryan, Jenny E.Murase




FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS

Clinical considerations for the management of psoriasis in women
Alice B. Gottlieb, Caitriona Ryan, Jenny E. Murase

Introduction to The Art of Prevention series
Jenny E. Murase, Dedee F. Murrell


Hyperkalemia in women with acne exposed to oral spironolactone: A retrospective study from the RADAR (Research on Adverse Drug Events and Reports) program
Rebecca M. Thiede, Supriya Rastogi, Beatrice Nardone, Lauren M. Sadowsky, ... Bethanee J. Schlosser

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: A neglected disfiguring disease for women
Asli Bilgic-Temel, Dedee F. Murrell, Soner Uzun

Autoimmune bullous diseases during pregnancy: Solving common and uncommon issues
Aikaterini Patsatsi, Branka Marinovic, Dedee Murrell

Serum homocysteine level, vitamin B12 levels, and erythrocyte folate in psoriasis: A case-control study
Robabeh Abedini, Azadeh Goodarzi, V. Saeidi, Seyedeh H. Hosseini, ... Vahide Lajevardi

Dermatology residents in the era of #MeToo: Ethical considerations of appropriate responses to inappropriate patient behavior
S. Mattessich, A. Chiaravalloti, A. Y.-Y. Chen

Gender workforce disparities - an ethical imperative
Allison R. Larson

Successful management of bullous pemphigoid with dimethyl fumarate therapy: A case report
Aslı Bilgic-Temel, Shilpa Das, Dedee F. Murrell

Keratinocytic epidermal nevus with ipsilateral breast hypoplasia
Eric Chen, Anthony J. Chiaravalloti, Justin Finch

Malignant acanthosis nigricans as a paraneoplastic manifestation of metastatic breast cancer
Javier Arellano, Pamela Iglesias, Claudia Suarez, Yamile Corredoira, Katty Schnettler

Cutaneous myiasis in an elderly woman in Somaliland
Mukhtar A. Yusuf, Bobbi S. Pritt, Josette R. McMichael

Sophie Spitz: A woman ahead of her time
K. Spitz, M. Piliang, E. Mostow

The legacy between the Women's Dermatological Society and leadership in the American Academy of Dermatology
Linda Susan Marcus

International WDS Forum Abstracts 

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