We start season 2 by taking a quick detour from the reaction patterns to cover some important dermatology topics, starting with basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We also welcome our first new attending of the season with Dr. Chop to teach us some pearls on BCC, which is the most common type of skin cancer that affects up to 25% of Caucasian Americans in their lifetimes. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – includes excellent episode study guides! Feel free to contact us with a...
Dec 05, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Atopic dermatitis is the most common chronic dermatoses treated by healthcare providers. We will discuss pearls in diagnosis (including associated skin findings like keratosis pilaris), trigger avoidance, diagnosis, 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 grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with ...
Oct 10, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This is an incredibly important topic for our listeners in primary care – the approach to patients with red lower legs. We will discuss pearls to approaching these patients and include an in-depth discussion on stasis dermatitis, along with a bonus section on another common eczematous disorder: asteatotic eczema. 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@...
Sep 26, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 14
We kick off our 2nd reaction pattern of eczematous disorders by discussing irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. Dr. Grumpypants has some games to help teach us the most common irritants and allergens to know in dermatology. 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 ...
Sep 12, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Erythroderma is not a diagnosis, but rather a clinical presentation that carries a wide differential diagnosis. This podcast discusses some great pearls for remembering a broad differential and using it to guide your H&P, workup, and eventual 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 grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by...
Aug 22, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This episode includes an in depth discussion on the various tinea infections, followed by pearls in the etiology and diagnosis for two other papulosquamous disorders that are often misdiagnosed: subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) and erythema annulare centrifigum (EAC). 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 podcas...
Aug 16, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Lichen planus is a relatively dermatologic rash that has a long list of variants. This podcast includes a discussion of these variants along with pearls for remembering their histology, diagnosis, 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 grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, please help us out by sharing the episodes with a friend and by lea...
Aug 08, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Pityriasis rosea is a common rash that can often be diagnosed without biopsy. However it can be mimicked by secondary syphilis and tinea versicolor. This episode includes a discussion of all 3 disorders and includes a clinical scenario seeing a young patient with a pityriasiform rash along with Dr. Grumpypants. 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...
Aug 01, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We round out the psoriasiform papulosquamous disorders with a double-feature on two often under-recognized disorders: parapsoriasis and pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP). 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, D...
Jul 25, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Mycosis fungoides and other cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL) can be a confusing and complicated topic. We will simplify CTCL and discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of mycosis fungoides. 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-...
Jul 18, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We continue our papulosquamous differential by discussing seborrheic dermatitis, another extremely common dermatologic condition affecting people of all ages from infants to the elderly. Dr. Grumpypants will be joining us again to give us some pearls on diagnosis 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 grenzzonederm@gmail.com If you enjoy the podcast, ...
Jul 11, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Now that you’ve got the history and physical for a psoriasis patient down, how do we get them better? To understand treatment, we will start by breaking the immunology down to the basics, in an easy-to-understand fashion. We will then go treatments for psoriasis including topicals, UV light, oral medications, and biologic agents. Note: Since the recording of this episode, another IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab (Skyrizi) is available, dosed at 150mg SQ x1 on week 0, 4, then q12 weeks. Connect with ...
Jun 27, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
We will kick off our papulosquamous reaction pattern by discussing a bread and butter topic in dermatology: psoriasis. This podcast discusses pearls for getting a thorough history, review of systems, and physical exam for your patients with psoriasis. 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 shari...
Jun 26, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This episode will lay the groundwork for the first several seasons. We will start with a brief introduction to the 5 morphologic reaction patterns from the paper “An approach to clinical dermatologic diagnosis based on morphologic reaction patterns” (reference below). We will then end with an exclusive interview with the paper’s author Dr. Charles Gropper, who is an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NY. Paper reference: Gropper, CA. 2001. An approach to clini...
Jun 25, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3
A great dermatology provider knows how to get a thorough history and physical exam. We will discuss some pearls on getting this thorough history and discuss how to do a full body skin exam. 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. ...
Jun 25, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In order to provide dermatologic care, we must understand the anatomy of the skin, hair, and nails. This episode will start with a brief introduction describing the content of the podcast - who it’s intended for, how it is organized, etc. We will then go over the basic anatomy of the skin, hair, and nails, and throw in clinical correlations that are relevant for boards, and more importantly, for diagnosing and treating real patients. Connect with us: Facebook │ Instagram www.grenzzonederm.com – ...
Jun 25, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1
