Dr. Victoria P Werth MD
Dermapathologist | Dermatopathology
3400 Spruce Street 2 Rhoads Pavilion Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Victoria Werth practices Dermatopathology in Philadelphia, PA. Dermatopathology is a medical specialty that focuses on dermatology and pathology, and involves the diagnosis of various diseases of the skin, hair, and nails by looking at cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and molecular level. By revealing the histology of diseases and results from a specific diagnostic interpretation, Dr. Werth is able to analyze the potential causes of skin diseases at a basic level.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1980
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD- Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Wavelength-specific synergy between ultraviolet radiation and interleukin-1 alpha in the regulation of matrix-related genes: mechanistic role for tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
- Pemphigus vulgaris induced by D-penicillamine therapy in a patient with systemic sclerosis.
- Annular erythema of Sjögren's syndrome in a white woman.
- Glucocorticoids induce a near-total suppression of hyaluronan synthase mRNA in dermal fibroblasts and in osteoblasts: a molecular mechanism contributing to organ atrophy.
- Pulse glucocorticoids.
- Leukocytoclastic vasculitis due to etanercept.
- Association of a promoter polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and distinct photoregulation of transcription.
- Preventive techniques to limit glucocorticoid-induced side effects.
- Papulosquamous disorders of the elderly.
- Deletion of decay-accelerating factor (CD55) exacerbates autoimmune disease development in MRL/lpr mice.
- Treatment of bullous pemphigoid with topical corticosteroids: review of a randomized controlled trial.
- IL-12 completely blocks ultraviolet-induced secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha from cultured skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes.
- Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis presenting with clinical features of dermatomyositis.
- Thalidomide in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
- Stroke and deep venous thrombosis complicating intravenous immunoglobulin infusions.
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Responsiveness of Dermatomyositis Using Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI)
- Study to Evaluate BIIB059 in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) With or Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Study
- Photoprovocation Testing in Subjects With Cutaneous Lupus
Treatments
- Psoriasis
- Dermatitis
- Actinic Keratosis
- Skin Cancer
- Contact Dermatitis
- Genital Warts
- Lupus
- Scleroderma
- Lichen Planus
- Rash
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Dermatomyositis
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