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Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 2007;143(10):1318-1319.

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It is a pleasure to serve as the guest editor for this special issue of the Archives dedicated to wound healing. This issue provides the opportunity to appreciate the special relationship dermatologists have with wound healing and to highlight dermatology and dermatologists' role in advancing the science of wound healing and wound care. In addition, on the 50th anniversary of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida, it provides an opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of the department's chairman emeritus, William H. Eaglstein, MD, to the field of wound healing.

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Wounds and wound healing intersect medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. Medical conditions as diverse as pemphigus vulgaris, primary syphilis, lupus erythematosus, and sarcoidosis all either have or can have wounds as part of their initial presentation. Dermatologists create more wounds through surgical procedures . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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