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14. Halpern AC. The use of whole body photography in a pigmented lesion clinic. Dermatol Surg. 2000;26(12):1175-1180. 15. Marghoob AA, Kopf AW, Rigel DS, et al. Risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in patients with ‘classic’ atypical-mole syndrome: a case-control study. Arch Dermatol. 1994;130(8):993-998. 16. Halpern AC. Total body skin imaging as an aid to melanoma detection. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2003;22(1):2-8. 17. Hanrahan PF, D’Este CA, Menzies SW, Plummer T, Hersey P. A randomised trial of skin photography as an aid to screening skin lesions in older males. J Med Screen. 2002;9(3):128-132. 18. Risser J, Pressley Z, Veledar E, Washington C, Chen SC. The impact of total body photography on biopsy rate in patients from a pigmented lesion clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007;57(3):428-434. 19. Goodson AG, Florell SR, Hyde M, Bowen GM, Grossman D. Comparative analysis of total body and dermatoscopic photographic monitoring of nevi in similar patient populations at risk for cutaneous melanoma. Dermatol Surg. 2010;36(7):1087-1098. 20. Al-Shakhli H, Harcourt D, Kenealy J. Psychological distress surrounding diagnosis of malignant and nonmalignant skin lesions at a
pigmented lesion clinic. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(5):479-486. 21. Terushkin V, Oliveria SA, Marghoob AA, Halpern AC. Use of and beliefs about total body photography and dermatoscopy among US dermatology training programs: an update. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010;62(5):794-803. 22. Consedine NS, Magai C, Krivoshekova YS, Ryzewicz L, Neugut AI. Fear, anxiety, worry, and breast cancer screening behavior: a critical review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13(4):501510.
factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma and implications for management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;32(3):479-494. 27. Horowitz M, Wilner N, Alvarez W. Impact of Event Scale: a measure of subjective stress. Psychosom Med. 1979;41(3):209-218. 28. Creamer M, Bell R, Failla S. Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale—Revised. Behav Res Ther. 2003;41(12):1489-1496. 29. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983;67 (6):361-370.
23. Brain K, Norman P, Gray J, Mansel R. Anxiety and adherence to breast self-examination in women with a family history of breast cancer. Psychosom Med. 1999;61(2):181-187.
30. Scheier MF, Carver CS. Optimism, coping, and health: assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Health Psychol. 1985;4(3): 219-247.
24. McGregor BA, Bowen DJ, Ankerst DP, Andersen MR, Yasui Y, McTiernan A. Optimism, perceived risk of breast cancer, and cancer worry among a community-based sample of women. Health Psychol. 2004;23(4):339-344.
31. Donders AR, van der Heijden GJ, Stijnen T, Moons KG. Review: a gentle introduction to imputation of missing values. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59(10):1087-1091.
25. Naeyaert JM, Brochez L. Clinical practice: dysplastic nevi. N Engl J Med. 2003;349(23):22332240.
32. Atkinson TM, Noce NS, Hay J, Rafferty BT, Brady MS. Illness-related distress in women with clinically localized cutaneous melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013;20(2):675-679.
26. Slade J, Marghoob AA, Salopek TG, Rigel DS, Kopf AW, Bart RS. Atypical mole syndrome: risk
NOTABLE NOTES
The Multifarious Adirondack Chair Megan E. MacGillivray, MD(C)
In Northeastern New York State bordering the majestic Adirondack Mountains is the small town of Westport. In 1903, Thomas Lee, a resident of Westport, built a pine chair with a long sloping seat and wide armrests.1 He intended only to furnish his patio and build comfortable chairs for his family. However, he built what would eventually become the hallmark “Adirondack chair.” Lee did not know that this chair would serve as an icon of the Adirondacks for over a century, or serve a medical purpose in the years following its creation. Phthisis (from Greek phthinein, to waste away), also known as “consumption,” was the most common cause of death among mankind at the end of the 19th century.2 This disease had afflicted humans for thousands of years, but new scientific discoveries and medical trends were changing the understanding and treatment of this disease. The cause was unknown—or thought to be hereditary—until the remarkable Robert Koch discovered the tubercle bacillus in 18823 (the name “tuberculosis” [TB] was derived from this discovery). Concurrently, physicians in Europe were developing a greater understanding of sunlight and its use as a medical treatment. The germicidal properties of UV light were known; in fact, Koch himself demonstrated that sunlight killed the tubercle bacilli.3 Furthermore, Danish physician Niels Finsen invented a UV-producing lamp that cured the cutaneous form of tuberculosis; he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this work in 1903. The work of these and many other scientists developed a new realm of medicine: heliotherapy. With a known infectious etiology for TB and an increasing interest in heliotherapy,thedevelopmentofthesanatoriummovementwasquitelogical, especially given that no successful treatment options for TB existed.
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The first TB sanatorium in North America opened in 1885 in Saranac Lake, New York, about 40 miles from Lee’s home in Westport. Originally a single cottage, the sanatorium grew to an entire town of cottages dedicated to providing crisp mountain air, sunlight, and isolation to patients.3 Heliotherapy required these patients to spend hours outside in the sun.2 To accomplish this task, a solid, easy-to-clean, comfortable chair was required. While chairs and recliners of various types were inevitably used, a very popular chair used for this purpose was none other than the Adirondack chair. The advent of antibiotics in the 1950s rendered heliotherapy for the treatment of tuberculosis obsolete. However, the notion of light therapy— primarily in the form of UV light—has demonstrated efficacy in a number of dermatologic conditions. As far as the Adirondack chair is concerned, a quick trip to the Adirondacks will surely prove its continued popularity as a lounging chair. Author Affiliation: School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Corresponding Author: Megan E. MacGillivray, MD(C), School of Medicine, Queen’s University, 80 Barrie St, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada (mmacgillivray @qmed.ca). 1. Greenbaum H. Who made that Adirondack chair? The New York Times. June 28, 2011. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/who-made-that -adirondack-chair/?_r=0. Accessed December 10, 2014. 2. Meyer JA. Tuberculosis, the Adirondacks, and coming of age for thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1991;52(4):881-885. 3. Lindberg DA, Howe SE. “My flying machine was out of order.” Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2009;120:99-111.
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14. Halpern AC. The use of whole body photography in a pigmented lesion clinic. Dermatol Surg. 2000;26(12):1175-1180. 15. Marghoob AA, Kopf AW, Rigel DS, et al. Risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in patients with ‘classic’ atypical-mole syndrome: a case-control study. Arch Dermatol. 1994;130(8):993-998. 16. Halpern AC. Total body skin imaging as an aid to melanoma detection. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2003;22(1):2-8. 17. Hanrahan PF, D’Este CA, Menzies SW, Plummer T, Hersey P. A randomised trial of skin photography as an aid to screening skin lesions in older males. J Med Screen. 2002;9(3):128-132. 18. Risser J, Pressley Z, Veledar E, Washington C, Chen SC. The impact of total body photography on biopsy rate in patients from a pigmented lesion clinic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007;57(3):428-434. 19. Goodson AG, Florell SR, Hyde M, Bowen GM, Grossman D. Comparative analysis of total body and dermatoscopic photographic monitoring of nevi in similar patient populations at risk for cutaneous melanoma. Dermatol Surg. 2010;36(7):1087-1098. 20. Al-Shakhli H, Harcourt D, Kenealy J. Psychological distress surrounding diagnosis of malignant and nonmalignant skin lesions at a
pigmented lesion clinic. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(5):479-486. 21. Terushkin V, Oliveria SA, Marghoob AA, Halpern AC. Use of and beliefs about total body photography and dermatoscopy among US dermatology training programs: an update. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010;62(5):794-803. 22. Consedine NS, Magai C, Krivoshekova YS, Ryzewicz L, Neugut AI. Fear, anxiety, worry, and breast cancer screening behavior: a critical review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13(4):501510.
factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma and implications for management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995;32(3):479-494. 27. Horowitz M, Wilner N, Alvarez W. Impact of Event Scale: a measure of subjective stress. Psychosom Med. 1979;41(3):209-218. 28. Creamer M, Bell R, Failla S. Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale—Revised. Behav Res Ther. 2003;41(12):1489-1496. 29. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983;67 (6):361-370.
23. Brain K, Norman P, Gray J, Mansel R. Anxiety and adherence to breast self-examination in women with a family history of breast cancer. Psychosom Med. 1999;61(2):181-187.
30. Scheier MF, Carver CS. Optimism, coping, and health: assessment and implications of generalized outcome expectancies. Health Psychol. 1985;4(3): 219-247.
24. McGregor BA, Bowen DJ, Ankerst DP, Andersen MR, Yasui Y, McTiernan A. Optimism, perceived risk of breast cancer, and cancer worry among a community-based sample of women. Health Psychol. 2004;23(4):339-344.
31. Donders AR, van der Heijden GJ, Stijnen T, Moons KG. Review: a gentle introduction to imputation of missing values. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59(10):1087-1091.
25. Naeyaert JM, Brochez L. Clinical practice: dysplastic nevi. N Engl J Med. 2003;349(23):22332240.
32. Atkinson TM, Noce NS, Hay J, Rafferty BT, Brady MS. Illness-related distress in women with clinically localized cutaneous melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013;20(2):675-679.
26. Slade J, Marghoob AA, Salopek TG, Rigel DS, Kopf AW, Bart RS. Atypical mole syndrome: risk
NOTABLE NOTES
The Multifarious Adirondack Chair Megan E. MacGillivray, MD(C)
In Northeastern New York State bordering the majestic Adirondack Mountains is the small town of Westport. In 1903, Thomas Lee, a resident of Westport, built a pine chair with a long sloping seat and wide armrests.1 He intended only to furnish his patio and build comfortable chairs for his family. However, he built what would eventually become the hallmark “Adirondack chair.” Lee did not know that this chair would serve as an icon of the Adirondacks for over a century, or serve a medical purpose in the years following its creation. Phthisis (from Greek phthinein, to waste away), also known as “consumption,” was the most common cause of death among mankind at the end of the 19th century.2 This disease had afflicted humans for thousands of years, but new scientific discoveries and medical trends were changing the understanding and treatment of this disease. The cause was unknown—or thought to be hereditary—until the remarkable Robert Koch discovered the tubercle bacillus in 18823 (the name “tuberculosis” [TB] was derived from this discovery). Concurrently, physicians in Europe were developing a greater understanding of sunlight and its use as a medical treatment. The germicidal properties of UV light were known; in fact, Koch himself demonstrated that sunlight killed the tubercle bacilli.3 Furthermore, Danish physician Niels Finsen invented a UV-producing lamp that cured the cutaneous form of tuberculosis; he won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this work in 1903. The work of these and many other scientists developed a new realm of medicine: heliotherapy. With a known infectious etiology for TB and an increasing interest in heliotherapy,thedevelopmentofthesanatoriummovementwasquitelogical, especially given that no successful treatment options for TB existed.
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The first TB sanatorium in North America opened in 1885 in Saranac Lake, New York, about 40 miles from Lee’s home in Westport. Originally a single cottage, the sanatorium grew to an entire town of cottages dedicated to providing crisp mountain air, sunlight, and isolation to patients.3 Heliotherapy required these patients to spend hours outside in the sun.2 To accomplish this task, a solid, easy-to-clean, comfortable chair was required. While chairs and recliners of various types were inevitably used, a very popular chair used for this purpose was none other than the Adirondack chair. The advent of antibiotics in the 1950s rendered heliotherapy for the treatment of tuberculosis obsolete. However, the notion of light therapy— primarily in the form of UV light—has demonstrated efficacy in a number of dermatologic conditions. As far as the Adirondack chair is concerned, a quick trip to the Adirondacks will surely prove its continued popularity as a lounging chair. Author Affiliation: School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Corresponding Author: Megan E. MacGillivray, MD(C), School of Medicine, Queen’s University, 80 Barrie St, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada (mmacgillivray @qmed.ca). 1. Greenbaum H. Who made that Adirondack chair? The New York Times. June 28, 2011. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/who-made-that -adirondack-chair/?_r=0. Accessed December 10, 2014. 2. Meyer JA. Tuberculosis, the Adirondacks, and coming of age for thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1991;52(4):881-885. 3. Lindberg DA, Howe SE. “My flying machine was out of order.” Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2009;120:99-111.
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