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This chapter contains information from the American Academy of Dermatology’s and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s updated guidelines. This chapter is not all-inclusive, rather, it serves as a quick reference tool for the management of acne vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, and the use of local anesthesia in office-based dermatologic surgery according to the most recently offered guidelines.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Jacqueline Watchmaker

  2. Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Neelam A. Vashi

  3. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston Health Care System, Boston, MA, USA

    Neelam A. Vashi

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    Neelam A. Vashi

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Watchmaker, J., Vashi, N.A. (2019). Guidelines from the Academy. In: Vashi, N. (eds) The Dermatology Handbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15157-7_7

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