RT Book, Section
A1 Yeung, Howa
A1 D. Mansh, Matthew
A1 Chen, Suephy C.
A1 Katz, Kenneth A.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161334155
T1 Caring for LGBT Persons in Dermatology
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161334155
RD 2024/04/18
AB AT-A-GLANCELesbian,  gay,  bisexual,  and  transgender  persons  face  health  disparities  and  experience  unique  health  issues  relevant  to  dermatologists.Dermatologists  should  follow  guidelines  for  men  who  have  sex  with  men  from  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention  and  other  public  health  agencies  for  HIV  and  other  sexually  transmitted  diseases  screening;  HIV  preexposure  prophylaxis  and  HIV  postexposure  prophylaxis;  and  human  papillomavirus,  hepatitis  A  and  B  viruses,  and  meningococcal  vaccination.Gender-affirming  hormone  treatments  for  transgender  persons  have  distinct  dermatologic  effects.Eliciting  a  patient’s  sexual  history  and  gender  identity  can  facilitate  diagnosis  and  management  of  dermatologically  relevant  diseases.