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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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My Struggle

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By Lee Thompson  Abstract:  This is the first-person narrative of a young woman’s pursuit of beauty and how it went awry.  Illness narratives come in three types: restitution, quest, and chaos.  Although she is still on a quest, there are aspects of chaos in this woman’s story.  Shame and humiliation are subtexts in patients’ stories, but physicians rarely hear them.  These emotions are not generally inquired about during the truncated medical encounter. All I wanted to have perfect teeth. In America, if you want to be beautiful, you have to have perfect white teeth. As I blindly pursued my goal, no one ever informed me that whitening my teeth could … Continue reading →

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