Episode 45 covers the high yield facts about hypopigmented lesions! Check out our first YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14A5gQNZFGM Donate to The Grenz Zone: https://grenzzonederm.com/donate/ Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by leaving ...
Jul 30, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Episode 44 continues the dermal reaction pattern with a look at sarcoidosis. Check out our first YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14A5gQNZFGM Donate to The Grenz Zone: https://grenzzonederm.com/donate/ Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by...
Jun 27, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Episode 43 continues the dermal reaction pattern with a deep dive on granuloma annulare. Check out our first YouTube video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14A5gQNZFGM Donate to The Grenz Zone: https://grenzzonederm.com/donate/ Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a f...
Mar 25, 2024•23 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Episode 42 kicks off the dermal reaction pattern with concise details of the numerous dermal depositional disorders. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by leaving a 5-star review. When he’s up for it, Dr. Grumpypants will read his favorite recent review...
Dec 19, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Time to bring it home! In the third and final episode of this three part interview series with Dr. Krishnamurthy, we will learn about handling prior authorizations, staffing, and other tips and tricks for best serving our patients on biologics. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the ...
Oct 27, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Let’s continue learning about biologics! In the second episode of this three part interview series with Dr. Krishnamurthy, we continue to learn about the indications for biologic use and other relevant considerations when prescribing biologics. This is some complicated stuff, and we are grateful to Dr. K for breaking it down for us and giving us some great pearls along the way! Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to con...
Oct 13, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Get excited for some highly requested episodes! In this first episode of a three part interview series with Dr. Krishnamurthy, we will start to break down biologics: what are they, how do they work, and what makes a patient with psoriasis a good candidate for therapy with a biologic? Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the pod...
Sep 28, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Bumps in a baby?! Say it ain’t so! In this episode, we discuss the differential diagnosis for bumps in infants and young children ranging from benign lesions, such as milia, to more serious lesions, such as pediatric melanomas. References: Bouraoui S, Mlika M, Kort R, Cherif F, Lahmar A, Sabeh M. Miliary osteoma cutis of the face. J Dermatol Case Rep . 2011;5(4):77-81. doi:10.3315/jdcr.2011.1082 Gupta D, Frieden I, Cordoro K, Kashani-Sabet, M. and McCalmont, T. Evidence for modification of the A...
Sep 01, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 38
In this episode, we touch on another common presentation to dermatology offices – hyperhidrosis. Sweaty palms, sweaty pits, sweaty anything can be very frustrating for patients and very rewarding to get adequate treatment. We’ll discuss pearls in the diagnosis, differential, and treatment toolkit! References: Nawrocki S, Cha J. The etiology, diagnosis, and management of hyperhidrosis: A comprehensive review: Etiology and clinical work-up. J Am Acad Dermatol . 2019;81(3):657-666. doi:10.1016/j.ja...
Aug 18, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 37
In the third episode of season 3, we finish our three episode series on hidradenitis suppurativa with a discussion of HS management pearls with Dr. Joslyn Kirby, the vice chair of education and program director for the Department of Dermatology at Penn State. She offers her invaluable insight as to how to approach discussion of the disease and its treatment with patients and offers tips for getting insurance company approval for HS treatment with biologic agents. Connect with us: Facebook │ Inst...
Jul 28, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 36
In the second episode of season 3, we continue our three episode series on hidradenitis suppurativa with a discussion of the pathogenesis, comorbidities, and treatment of HS. We break down the complex treatment of HS into five categories including trigger avoidance, topical therapies, systemic oral agents, biologics, and surgery. References: Alikhan A, Sayed C, Alavi A, et al. North American clinical management guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa: A publication from the United States and Can...
Jul 14, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 35
In the first episode of season 3, we begin our three episode series on hidradenitis suppurativa with a discussion of the HS patient experience with Dr. Katelyn Baker, a doctor of clinical psychology who graciously shares with us her own personal experiences as a patient with HS. She also offers some suggestions for healthcare providers to help them make their own HS patients feel comfortable and empowered in working together to manage and treat their disease. Dr. Katelyn Baker’s Social Media Pla...
Jul 01, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by leaving a 5-star review. When he’s up for it, Dr. Grumpypants will read his favorite recent review on our social media accounts, will it be yours? Musical support provided by: • Daniel Thompson(bass) • Alec Tackmann...
Jan 11, 2021•2 min
We round out season 2 and the vascular reaction pattern by discussing vascular tumors and malformations. With the help of Dr. Binky, we will cover congenital and infantile hemangiomas, PHACES syndrome, port wine stains, Sturge-Weber syndrome, pyogenic granulomas, angiokeratomas, tufted angiomas, glomus tumors, and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and angiosarcoma. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! ...
Dec 29, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 33
After some dense content in the past 4 episodes on vasculitis, vasculopathy, and retiform purpura, we bring it all together at the patient’s bedside with Dr. Jerry Titus-Vasculitis and walk through how to get a thorough H&P for a patient with a purpuric rash, along with discuss the basics of workup and treatment. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzoned...
Nov 24, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Like erythroderma, retiform (branching/angulated) purpura is not the diagnosis – it’s a clinical sign hinting towards a variety of underlying conditions, which can be emergent and deadly. Dr. DOOD gives us clinical pearls on the differential diagnosis and approach to patients with retiform purpura. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If yo...
Oct 26, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Dr. Grumpypants replaces his former rival Jerry Titus-Vasculitis for a discussion on the many causes of vasculopathy, including the inherited and acquired disorders of the coagulation pathway and platelets. We also discuss embolic disorders, pigmented purpuras, and hypergammaglobulinemic purpura of Waldenstrom. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gm...
Sep 22, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Like all of dermatology, vasculitis and purpuric rashes are a complicated topic that can be difficult to know where to start with. We simplify both vasculitis and vasculopathies in a 5-episode series, this time with the corny gameshow “Name That Vasculitis”, hosted by the even cornier Dr. Jerry Titus-Vasculitis. Who?!?! We finish the small and medium-vessel vasculitides by covering ANCA vasculitis, then discuss medium-vessel vasculitis with polyarteritis nodosa and Kawasaki disease, large-vessel...
Jul 28, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Like all of dermatology, vasculitis and purpuric rashes are a complicated topic that can be difficult to know where to start with. We simplify both vasculitis and vasculopathies in a 5-episode series, this time with the corny gameshow “Name That Vasculitis”, hosted by the even cornier Dr. Jerry Titus-Vasculitis. Who?!?! This episode covers the definitions of vasculitis and vasculopathy, types of purpura, the overall differential diagnosis for vasculitis based on vessel size, and discusses the sm...
Jun 23, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Around 10-20% of the population, including Dr. Grumpypants, will develop hives (urticaria) in their lifetime, and it can be more complicated than you think. We discuss its pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, workup, and management. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes wi...
May 12, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Dr. Grumpypants joins us to discuss this group of disorders that have a very distinct appearance but very different causes and prognoses. We will cover erythema annulare centrifigum (EAC), erythema gyratum repens (EGR), erythema migrans (a/w Lyme disease), and erythema marginatum (a/w rheumatic fever) Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If...
Apr 07, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 26
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will veer from our traditional content in order to give dermatology providers information and guidance. This episode will include a basic discussion of what we know about COVID-19, along with an interview with Dr. Krishnamurthy on how dermatology practices are adjusting to the outbreak, including managing biologic therapies and how they’re adjusting staffing and transitioning to telederm. AAD Guide for Minimizing Exposure (How to Screen patients, manage t...
Mar 23, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 25
When you get a consult for concern of Stevens Johnson syndrome or TEN, you cannot get tunnel vision and have to keep a broad differential, which should include many of the toxin-mediated disorders we’ll discuss in today’s episode, including Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, toxic shock syndrome, Kawasaki disease, and scarlet fever. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our websi...
Mar 10, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 24
With the help of Dr. Binky, we’ll go beyond simply labeling a rash as a viral exanthem and discuss the common causes and the less commonly seen viral exanthems like measles that can’t be missed, and are highly testable. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend an...
Feb 26, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 23
We continue our vascular reaction pattern with Dr. DOOD by discussing one of the most important dermatology emergencies, Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by leaving a 5-star review. When h...
Feb 13, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 22
We kick off our 3rd reaction pattern, the vascular disorders, by discussing EM with the help of another new attending, Dr. DOOD. As always, we’ll share pearls in the H&P, workup, and management of EM patients Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by le...
Jan 28, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 21
The Grenz Zone podcast welcomes our pediatric dermatologist Dr. Binky to discuss diaper dermatitis, which affects 25-50% of infants. She shares pearls for developing your differential diagnosis and how to approach your H&P and treatment strategies. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by shar...
Jan 14, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Acne is more complicated than you think. Dr. Grumpypants sticks around to share some more pearls in this 2-part series on acne. This episode will discuss systemic treatments for acne including antibiotics, oral contraceptive pills, spironolactone, and isotretinoin. We then discuss pearls for your history and physical examination of an acne patient, along with approaches to treatment. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free ...
Jan 06, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Acne is more complicated than you think. Dr. Grumpypants makes his return in this 2-part series on acne. This episode will cover the pathogenesis, aggravating factors (e.g. hormonal flares, cosmetic products, medications, diet), pediatric acne basics, and topical acne treatments. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast...
Dec 18, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Dr. Chop joins us once again to teach us some pearls on pre-malignant actinic keratoses and the 2nd most common skin cancer, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with any feedback through our website or at grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by leaving a 5-star review. When he’s up for it, Dr. ...
Dec 11, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 17
