Monday, April 04, 2005
F.W. Danby MD's comments
A letter from an F.W. Danby MD has been printed in the Journal of the American Academny of Dermatology (March 2005, part 1, volume 52, number 3). Matija kindly pointed out the letter on rosacea-support.
http://www.eblue.org/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=searchDB&searchDBfor=art&artType=fullfree&id=as0190962204022297
I find this simply astonishing and post my response here:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rosacea-support/message/70984
Quote:
Matija,
Thank you for posting this link originally. I just went back and read the journal letter in full. Had I not seen several derms (a good few years ago now) or heard many remarks about their standard of treatment, I would be *astonished* at Dr. Danby's suggestion.
He wants to take us back 5-10 years and re-classify ONLY those patients with papules and pustules as *true* rosaceans. And here is the worst bit: Because that is all he can treat effectively!
This is absolutely damning. With so many patients presenting themselves to him, with symptoms such as uncontrollable flushing and painful red faces, who he is unable to satisfactorily treat, one would assume he would be pressing for BETTER TREATMENTS not a downgrade of expectations. Or worse still to say that they are "demonstrably genetic"... And therefore presumably unworthy of treatment? I am appalled, but not entirely suprised.
http://www.eblue.org/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=searchDB&searchDBfor=art&artType=fullfree&id=as0190962204022297
I find this simply astonishing and post my response here:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rosacea-support/message/70984
Quote:
Matija,
Thank you for posting this link originally. I just went back and read the journal letter in full. Had I not seen several derms (a good few years ago now) or heard many remarks about their standard of treatment, I would be *astonished* at Dr. Danby's suggestion.
He wants to take us back 5-10 years and re-classify ONLY those patients with papules and pustules as *true* rosaceans. And here is the worst bit: Because that is all he can treat effectively!
This is absolutely damning. With so many patients presenting themselves to him, with symptoms such as uncontrollable flushing and painful red faces, who he is unable to satisfactorily treat, one would assume he would be pressing for BETTER TREATMENTS not a downgrade of expectations. Or worse still to say that they are "demonstrably genetic"... And therefore presumably unworthy of treatment? I am appalled, but not entirely suprised.
