The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
Editors
Current Editors: Jane Onyemachi and Madelyn Schmidt
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Past Editors: Fareen Momin, Andrea Francis, Renat Ahatov, Michael Phan, Elise Weisert, Michael Ryan, Keith Wagner, Tim Allen, Kristyna Gleghorn, Dung Mac, Alex Acosta, William Tausend, Sheila Jalalat, Rebecca Philips, Chelsea Altinger, Lindsey Hunter, Alison Wiesenthal, Leslie Scroggins, Mara Dacso, Ashley Group, Fadi Constantine, Emily Fridlington, Joslyn Witherspoon, Tasneem Poonawalla.
Friday, April 04, 2014
UTMB Dermatology Publishes Another Article About Prison Skin Disease
UTMB dermatology is a recognized leader in providing dermatology care to inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). In their most recent article (Jalalat S, Hunter L, Yamazaki M, Head E and Kelly B. An outbreak of candida albicans folliculitis masquerading as malassezia folliculitis in a prison population. Journal of Correctional Health Care 2014;20:154-162) UTMB dermatology researchers described a series of 5 clinical presentations of folliculitis due to candida albicans. The authors of this work are UTMB MS4 Sheila Jalalat, current UTMB PGY3 dermatology resident Lindsey Hunter-Ellul, former UTMB dermatology resident Mika Yamazaki, UTMB dermatology laboratory mycologist Betty Head, and UTMB Dermatology Associate Professor and Clinic Chief of Dermatology at TDCJ, Dr. Brent Kelly.