Dermatology

Blemished facial skin and unbearable itching

This Russian lady approached iMER following 4 years of suffering from a serious dermatology problem which manifested itself with an unsightly blemished facial skin and unbearable itching. She visited innumerous experts in Russia and received a number of diagnoses and methods of treatment . Unfortunately the treatments did not bring either the solution nor the relief needed to achieve a quality of life. She resorted to using hormone creams that maintained the symptoms but when stopped, her symptoms became acute. Dr. Anna Benstein, the iMER

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Setting diagnosis of rare dermatology disease

This letter was received from a Turkish family who had a child  stricken with a rare skin problem. Local doctors were unable to make a diagnosis nor recommend appropriate treatment. The parents contacted iMER case manager Michael Von Springer seeking help for their child. An initial assessment of the case was made by the iMER medical director Professor Ray Melmed who referred the patient to the Director of the Hadassah Dermatology department Professor Avraham Zlotogorski. Professor Zlotogorsky examined the child and identified the problem.  Successful

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