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We as podiatrists are faced with many conditions of the foot and ankle in our daily practice. From all aspects of sports medicine, to wound care and dermatology. In this issue, Dr. Tracey Vlahovic will address the thought process in the appropriate diagnosis of a skin rash that you may be faced with which can be very difficult to treat.
The full article "Dispelling Myths In Podiatric Dermatology: Part 2" is linked in this issue.
Dr. Tracey C. Vlahovic is a podiatric physician and serves as a professor at Samuel Merritt College of Podiatric Medicine in Oakland, California. She is an expert in dermatology, the Sr. Vice President of Podiatric Education for Sagis Diagnostics and has numerous publications in the subject of podiatric Dermatology.