Monthly Archives: January 2018

Fake Skin Diseases Online: a Review of Dermatological Hoaxes

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Warning: The following article may induce nausea and nightmares! Fake Skin Diseases Online: a Review of Dermatological Hoaxes Keith D. Wagner, M.S. Department of Dermatology University of Texas Medical Branch Julie A. Croley, M.D Department of Dermatology University of Texas Medical Branch Corresponding Author: Keith D. Wagner Department of Dermatology 301 University Bvld Galveston, TX 77555-0783 kedwagne@utmb.edu> Abstract The internet has become a fixture of modern times. However, not all the information it holds is accurate. For more than a decade, users have shared images intended to shock. Some have even gone so far as to create fake skin conditions using photo-editing programs or other means.  We present six “skin conditions” … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about “Countering Creeping Confusion”

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by Richard Ratzan, M.D. Dr. Ratzan was a Classics major at Trinity College whose early publication as a medical student was on the Greek word for herpes (see reference # 8 in his attached letter). THE EDITOR kindly asked me to comment on an unusual paper suggesting we rename Herpes virus “Habita virus”, a paper imaginatively conceived, adroitly executed and very well written.[^1] In it, the authors evince four reasons to support their suggestion: lack of congruence between the etymological history of “herpes” and its dermatological appearance; sociological and psychological stigma; potential confusion concerning first the different herpetic diseases and second an unrelated virus, Hepeviridae, a virus associated with diseases … Continue reading →

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Countering Creeping Confusion: A Proposal to Re-Name Herpes Virus TAXONOMY

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Curing Contagious Confusion:  It Is Time to Re-Name Herpesviridae Countering Creeping Confusion: A Proposal to Re-Name Herpes Virus TAXONOMY Vail Reese, MD1, Julie A. Croley, MD2, Richard F. Wagner, Jr., MD2 Affiliations: 1 Union Square Dermatology, San Francisco, CA Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Francisco 2 University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology, Galveston, TX Tags: Viral Taxonomy, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster, Epstein-Barr Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, HHV, HSV, EBV, Varicella, Habitavirus Corresponding Author Information: Julie Croley, MD University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 Email: jaamthor@utmb.edu Note:  See Dr. Richard Ratzan’s letter about this article: Countering Herpes- A Commentary ABSTRACT : … Continue reading →

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