ADVANCES IN DERMATOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE

Dec
2006
Vol. 25. No. 4

Introduction

This issue of Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery is dedicated to the interface between dermatology and internal medicine.

Update on Connective Tissue Diseases in Dermatology

Melissa I Costner, MD | Renee H Grau, MD

This review will provide a compilation of updates on epidemiology, pathology, evaluation, and classification with a predominant focus on therapeutics, reflecting the growth is this area.

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Update on Cutaneous Vasculitis

Tatiana M Grzeszkiewicz, MD, PhD | David F Fiorentino, MD, PhD

In approaching a patient with suspected vasculitis, the dermatologist faces many challenges: confirmation of diagnosis; assessment of extent of systemic involvement; evaluation for possible etiologies or associations; and initiation of effective treatment.

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