October 2018 - Red Skin Syndrome

ITSAN Meeting Call for Attendees
ITSAN Meeting Call for Attendees

False Treatments, Red Skin Syndrome, RSS

ITSAN Meeting Call for Attendees

By Dr Marvin Rapaport, MD|2021-10-19T03:16:45-07:00October 31st, 2018|False Treatments, Red Skin Syndrome, RSS|

Sadly, the topical steroids that bring temporary relief to many patients also brings Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) - an addiction to topical steroids - to many. RSS is a condition that is completely curable by withdrawing from steroids but dermatologists and general practitioners routinely misdiagnose the condition as chronic eczema - and then prescribe even [...]

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Marvin Rapaport, MD

Teaching Appointments: Clinical Professor –
Medicine/Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center; Past Attending Chief-Dermatology Division, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Board-Certified: American Board of Dermatology

MD: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Internship: LA County Hospital, USC

Residency: Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center

BA: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Member: American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association