Differential Diagnosis for the Dermatologist

Dr. Scott M. Jackson is a practicing dermatologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and a Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. He gained his MD from the LSU Health Sciences Center in 2003, and received the Henry W. Jolly Award for the top graduating medical student in dermatology. The previous year he had been awarded membership of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In 2007 he received the LSU Resident of the Year Award and also the Louisiana Dermatological Society Annual Peterkin Award. Dr. Lee T. Nesbitt, Jr is Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans and Henry Jolly Professor of Dermatology. He has twice been named President of the Louisiana Dermatological Society and has served for 9 years as a Director of the American Board of Dermatology, of which he was President from 2000 to 2001. He was selected into membership of the American Dermatological Association, the country's oldest honorary dermatological organization, in 1985, and has served on its Board of Directors since 1999. He is a member of many other organizations in dermatology and ancillary fields, and has served on numerous committees and task forces within the specialty.

• The Chief Complaint.- The Past Medical History, Social History, and Review of Systems.- The Physical Exam.- The Biopsy.- The Laboratory Results.- The Diagnosis.- Quick Glossary.