Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American Academy of Dermatology

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Articles of interest

Articles relating to American Academy of Dermatology content
article	traffic in January 2013*	sources cited	change summary
American Academy of Dermatology	814
Onychomycosis	44907	1	a confirmation of fungal infection should precede treatment
Nail disease	20122	1	Before beginning oral antifungal therapy the health care provider should confirm a fungal infection
Antifungal medication	31110	1	a confirmation of the fungal infection should be made
Mycosis	19641
Lymph node biopsy	3676	2	Sentinel lymph node biopsy for evaluating early, thin melanoma has not been shown to improve survival, and for this reason, should not be performed
Melanoma	112807	2	Neither sentinel lymph node biopsy nor other diagnostic tests should be performed to evaluate early, thin melanoma
Skin cancer	53146
Mohs surgery	28319	3	should not be used on the trunk or extremities for uncomplicated, non-melanoma skin cancer of less than one centimeter
Atopic dermatitis	38818	4	Oral antibiotics should not be used for the treatment of atopic eczema
Staphylococcus aureus	112282	4	The presence of S. aureus in persons with atopic dermatitis is not an indication to treat with oral antibiotics
Surgery	58410	5	The use of topical antibiotics on surgical wounds does not reduce infection rates in comparison with non-antibiotic ointment or no ointment at all.
Wound	35351	5	The use of topical antibiotics on surgical wounds does not reduce infection rates in comparison with non-antibiotic ointment or no ointment at all.
Topical medication	16305
Contact dermatitis	29496	5	When they are used, it is inappropriate, and the person recovering from surgery is at significantly increased risk of developing contact dermatitis

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References

American Academy of Dermatology (February 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American Academy of Dermatology, retrieved 5 December 2013, which cites

1. • Roberts, D. T.; Taylor, W. D.; Boyle, J.; British Association of Dermatologists (2003). "Guidelines for treatment of onychomycosis". The British journal of dermatology. 148 (3): 402–410. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05242.x. PMID 12653730.
   • Mehregan, D. R.; Gee, S. L. (1999). "The cost effectiveness of testing for onychomycosis versus empiric treatment of onychodystrophies with oral antifungal agents". Cutis. 64 (6): 407–410. PMID 10626104.
2. • Bichakjian, C. K.; Halpern, A. C.; Johnson, T. M.; Foote Hood, A.; Grichnik, J. M.; Swetter, S. M.; Tsao, H.; Barbosa, V. H.; Chuang, T. Y.; Duvic, M.; Ho, V. C.; Sober, A. J.; Beutner, K. R.; Bhushan, R.; Smith Begolka, W.; American Academy Of, D. (2011). "Guidelines of care for the management of primary cutaneous melanoma". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 65 (5): 1032–1047. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.031. PMID 21868127.
   • American Joint Committee on Cancer (2010). Stephen B. Edge (ed.). AJCC cancer staging manual (7th ed.). New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-88440-0.
   • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2012), National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines in oncology (NCCN Guidelines): melanoma (PDF), Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: National Comprehensive Cancer Network, retrieved 5 December 2013
3. • Connolly, S. M.; Connolly, D. R.; Baker, B. M.; Coldiron, M. J.; Fazio, P. A.; Storrs, A. T.; Vidimos, M. J.; Zalla, J. D.; Brewer, W.; Smith Begolka, T. G.; Ratings, M.; Berger, J. L.; Bigby, D. G.; Bolognia, S.; Brodland, T. A.; Collins, M. V.; Cronin Jr, J. M.; Dahl, C. W.; Grant-Kels, G. J.; Hanke, W. D.; Hruza, C. W.; James, E. I.; Lober, S. A.; McBurney, R. K.; Norton, R. G.; Roenigk, O. J.; Wheeland, R. G.; Wisco, O. J. (2012). "AAD/ACMS/ASDSA/ASMS 2012 appropriate use criteria for Mohs micrographic surgery: A report of the American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Mohs Surgery, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association, and the American Society for Mohs Surgery". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 67 (4): 531–550. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2012.06.009. PMID 22959232.
   • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2011), National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines in oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers (PDF), Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: National Comprehensive Cancer Network, retrieved 5 December 2013
4. • Birnie, A. J.; Bath-Hextall, F. J.; Ravenscroft, J. C.; Williams, H. C. (2008). Birnie, Andrew J (ed.). "Interventions to reduce Staphylococcus aureus in the management of atopic eczema". The Cochrane Library (3): CD003871. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003871.pub2. PMID 18646096.
5. • Dixon, A. J.; Dixon, M. P.; Dixon, J. B. (2006). "Randomized clinical trial of the effect of applying ointment to surgical wounds before occlusive dressing". British Journal of Surgery. 93 (8): 937–943. doi:10.1002/bjs.5400. PMID 16779878.
   • Smack, D. P.; Harrington, A. C.; Dunn, C.; Howard, R. S.; Szkutnik, A. J.; Krivda, S. J.; Caldwell, J. B.; James, W. D. (1996). "Infection and allergy incidence in ambulatory surgery patients using white petrolatum vs bacitracin ointment. A randomized controlled trial". JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association. 276 (12): 972–977. doi:10.1001/jama.1996.03540120050033. PMID 8805732.
   • Campbell, R. M.; Perlis, C. S.; Fisher, E.; Gloster, H. M. (2005). "Gentamicin ointment versus petrolatum for management of auricular wounds". Dermatologic surgery. 31 (6): 664–669. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31610. PMID 15996417.
   • Sheth, V. M.; Weitzul, S. (2008). "Postoperative topical antimicrobial use". Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug. 19 (4): 181–189. PMID 18674453.
   • Gehrig, K. A.; Warshaw, E. M. (2008). "Allergic contact dermatitis to topical antibiotics: Epidemiology, responsible allergens, and management". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 58 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.050. PMID 18158924.

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