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Omid Zargari, David J. Elpern and Gregor B.E. Jemec – Dermatology Mondays: On a Global Scale
tosus. I prescribed prednisone 60 mg for 2 months, until
cessation of new blisters but I can’t stop the treatment…
never. Every time I try to discontinue the prednisone the
blisters reappear. The minimal effective dose was 10 mg
once a day from 15 months ago until today when the
patient presented with a new lesion that started 8 days
ago. I decide to increase the dose to 20 mg a day. we think, important differences exist. These are sometimes
regarded as obstacles, but in this wide world they are better
seen as sources of inspiration, providing global opportunities
on a humane scale.
Elsewhere the dermatologist might consider treatment with
methotrexate or rituximab, but the environment of where we
practice shapes our work. Not only the patients’ expectations
and diseases are shaped, but also our traditions and oppor-
tunities. So, although we may have more in common than We would like to thank all of our colleagues and friends who
participated in this work; Otto de Azevedo Bastos, Dario Fai,
Sultan al-Khenaizan, Nejib Doss, Douglas Johnson, Koushik
Lahiri, Junko Katok, Jose C. Pascual, Yisel Piña Rodriguez and
Umit Tursen.
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