Differentiate, diagnose, and treat the various forms of dermatitis and stop the ‘itch that rashes’ with this in-depth, myth-busting episode of “The Dermsiders” with Dr. Kalman Watsky Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Yale Medical School. Topics include: how to differentiate between and diagnosis various forms of dermatitis, topical therapies, common pitfalls, patch testing, and more! Special thanks to Bryan Brown and Beth Garbitelli who wrote and produced this episode and the show notes! Written by: Bryan Brown, MD and Beth Garbitelli Edited by: Matthew Watto, MD Infographics by: Bryan Brown, MD Cover image by: Beth Garbitelli Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com. Time Stamps 00:00 Hook 00:24 Disclaimer 02:32 Picks of the week 03:33 Guest bio and intro to the topic 05:01 Getting to know our guest 10:24 Clinical case of dermatitis 11:00 Atopic dermatitis and eczema: definition and background 16:21 Counseling patients w/atopic dermatitis on choice of soap 19:46 Mimics of atopic dermatitis 25:16 Seborrheic dermatitis 26:46 Dyshidrotic eczema 28:35 Behavior modification for atopic dermatitis 32:21 Wet pajamas 34:34 Bleach baths 36:52 Contact dermatitis 41:29 Patch testing 45:58 Back to our case, making the diagnosis 47:44 Topical steroids 51:43 Skin atrophy from steroids 55:45 Calcineurin inhibitors as steroid sparing agents 59:30 How to handle chronic need for topical steroids 65:24 Questions from Facebook 69:04 Take home points 72:21 Outro Tags: eczema, dermatology, dermatologist, skin lesion, atopic, contact, allergic, irritant, steroid, topical, therapy, atrophy, dermatitis, rash, skin, patch, testing, calcineurin, inhibitor, assistant, care, doctor, education, family, foam, foamed, health, hospitalist, hospital, internal, internist, meded, medical, medicine, nurse, practitioner, professional, primary, physician, resident, student