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Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric Sports Medicine
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United States: Ohio
Languages spoken
English
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1.0K Answers
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A 72-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
PALM LUMP: It might be an inherited disorder named dupuytren's contracture. This is a painless thickening & contracture of tissue beneath the skin on the palm & ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Dermatology 73 years experience
BUTTOCK ACNE: While it's not a common area to get acne, it can occur there. Sweating can plug up the oil glands in the skin of the buttocks causing this problem. Us... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
NAUSEOUS: Nausea can be a result of many things: medications, overeating, gallbladder disease, stomach "infections, " ulcers, pregnancy, and emotional stress. W... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
GROIN (GROWING) ITCH: If you mean "groin" itch, it's the itch between the legs. It can be due to many things. It could be a yeast infection (if you are a woman), it could b... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
DISLOCATED SHOULDER: Normally, a dislocated shoulder will fully heal in anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks. It depends upon how serious it is, and what caused it in the first pla... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
HYPERACTIVITY KIDS: No one knows the cause of this disorder. At one time it was thought to be due to artificial food colorings & artificial sweeteners. This is also known... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
MELANOCYTES/MELANIN: YOU CANNOT THIS STOP THIS PROCESS
SORRY
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
DENTISTS RETIRING: Dentists retire when they old, when they get sick, when they get tired and when they develop the shakes.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
Psoriasis remedy: There are no good home remedies for psoriasis. Do see your dermatologist or primary care physician. Do not believe in the advertisements that promise ... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
Tanning after burns: Wait at least a couple of weeks before tanning (tanning is not a great "sport" -- it can cause skin cancer!) or, you can cover up the burned parts and... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
Red Freckle Dots: How long have they been there?
Do they itch?
Do you take any medications?
You should be seeing a dermatologist.
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
CLEARASIL (benzoyl peroxide) PIMPLES: Clearasil (benzoyl peroxide) often works for mild acne, but not for the goobers, zingers, honkers, and splashers some youngsters get. See a dermatolog... Read More
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5.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
ARMPIT RASH: WHY UNDER ONE ARM I DON'T KNOW.
IF ITS UNDER THE ARM THAT DOES ALL THE WORK, LIKE WRITING, LIFTING, EATING, ETC., IT MAY BE A CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM ... Read More
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2.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
VESTIBULAR PAPILLOMA: A GYNECOLOGIST IS THE DOCTOR TO SEE FOR THIS CONDITION.
SEE ONE SOON AND GOOD LUCK.
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
DYSPLASTIC NEVUS: THIS IS A NEVUS (MOLE) WITH AN ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OR GROWTH OF CELLS.
THIS SHOULD BE SEEN BY A DERMATOLOGIST WHO WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO EITHER WATCH... Read More
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2.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
Sore inside cheek: HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN THERE?
COULD BE A CANKER SORE.
IF IT PERSISTS, DO SEE YOUR DOCTOR.
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3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
BLACK MARKS ON SKIN: NO WAY OF TELLING WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING THESE.
PLEASE SEE YOUR PCP OR A DERMATOGIST?
BEST LUCK!
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
VITAMIN A MEASLES: SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT HIGH DOSES OF VITAMIN "A" CAN LESSEN THE DEATH RATE OF CHILDREN WITH MEASLES.
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
FINGERNAIL IN EYE: I ANSWERED THIS QUESTION ALREADY.
THE ANSWER IS: YES.
YES
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
ANKLE SPRAIN: IT MAY BE MORE THAN AN ANKLE SPRAIN!
IT COULD BE A FRACTURE OR A LIGAMENT OR A TENDON TEAR (TENDONITIS).
SEE YOUR PCP WHO MIGHT REFER YOU TO PHYSICAL ... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
PROBLEM STITCHES: FOR THIS STITCH PROBLEM, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO BACK TO THE "STITCHER" AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.
BEST LUCK
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2.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
WART ON FACE: FILIFORM WARTS ARE TINY WARTS.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN THERE?
YOU CANNOT "CURE" IT YOURSELF.
A DERMATOLOGIST CAN CUT IT OFF AFTER ANESTHETIZING IT, OR IT... Read More
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2.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
ITCHY GENITALS: SEE YOUR DERMATOLOGIST SOON.
MOISTURIZERS WILL NOT HELP!
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2.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
ITCHY RASH OF BODY: HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?
NO WAY OF TELLING WITHOUT A PHOTO.
SEE YOUR DOCTOR SOONEST.
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2.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
XANAX (alprazolam) PLUS CAFFEINE: It depends on how much xanax (alprazolam) and how much caffeine. One small xanax (alprazolam) pill together with one caffeine pill (each depending on ... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
TOO MUCH CAFFEINE: Here are some of the problems from too much caffeine: irregular or accelerated heartbeat. Dizziness, fever, facial flushing. Headaches, increased urin... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
VAGINAL ITCHING: Soaps, laundry detergents, fabric softeners, oral contraceptives, antibiotics, condoms, genital herpes, various vaginal lubricants, various infections... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 63-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
INTERNAL FOOT ITCH: Your feet have no "internals." if the itch is over the soles, the bottoms of the feet, i may be due to athlete's foot, a common fungal infection. See ... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
PSORIASIS TANNING: It might be helpful to use a tanning bed occasionally. You must first ask your physician if this is ok with him or her. Some of my patients seem to be... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
HERPES SIGNS?: HERPES WHERE?
HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS HERPES?
SOME GENERAL SIGNS OF HERPES ARE ITCHING, BURNING, BLISTERS, ETC
SEE A DERMATOLOGIST.
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2.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
RETINOL VS HYALURONIC: RETINOL
YOU ARE 26 AND YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT WRINKLES!
JUST STAY OUT OF THE SUN.
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
RED MARK ON FOREHEAD: HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN THERE?
SEE A DERMATOLOGIST ABOUT IT.
NO WAY OF TELLING WITHOUT A PHOTO.
BEST LUCK.
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 64-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
NAIL FUNGUS: ARE YOUR SHOES TIGHT.
IF SO GET A LOOSER TYPE SHOE.
IT DOES SOUND AS IF YOU DO HAVE A FUNGAL INFECTION.
SEE YOUR DERMATOLOGIST AND HE/SHE CAN TELL YOU... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
AGE OF ECZEMA: USUALLY FROM A FEW MONTHS OLD TO CHILDHOOD.
HOWEVER IT CAN LAST INTO ADULTHOOD.
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
SHINGLES ON FACE: IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR NEW BLISTERS TO OCCUR AFTER A WEEK.
AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO TAKE YOUR ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION, NEW LESIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO DISA... Read More
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
DISCHARGE SMELLY++++: SEE YOUR PCP OR A GYNECOLOGIST.
SOON!
YOU MAY HAVE AN INFECTION.
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
BAD SHIN BRUISE: KEEP THAT AFFECTED LEG ELEVATED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
IT WILL PROBABLY HURT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, BUT AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT RESTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,... Read More
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
2ND DEGREE WHAT?: IF THIS IS A BURN, DO WHAT YOUR PHYSICIAN HAS INSTRUCTED YOU.
WHERE IS THE BURN?
HOW LARGE?
BEST LUCK TO YOU . . .
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
ITCHY RED RASH NECK: HOW LONG HAS YOUR RASH BEEN THERE?
IF THE ANTI ITCH ALLERGY CREAM IS NOT WORKING, PLEASE CONSULT WITH A DERMATOLOGIST.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
MAKEUP AND VITILIGO: VITILIGO IS A PATCHY DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN.
IT IS THOUGHT TO BE AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER.
THE LATE MICHAEL JACKSON HAD AN EXTREME CASE OF IT.
AS FAR... Read More
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2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
TRICHOTILLOMANIA: IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU HAVE THE DISORDER NAMED ABOVE.
NOT UNCOMMON, AND OFTEN WILL GET BETTER ONCE YOU KNOW WHATS CAUSING IT.
YOU MAY NEED SOME HELP FROM... Read More
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
SPIDER BITE: IF IT ITCHES, APPLY AN OVER-THE-COUNTER HYDROCORTISONE CREAM THREE TIMES A DAY.
IF IT PERSISTS, SEE A DERMATOLOGIST
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2.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
REMOVING PIGMENT: SPF 50 IS A SUNSCREEN INGREDIENT! IT DOES NOT REMOVE PIGMENT!
4 PERCENT HYDROQUINONE BY PRESCRIPTION ONLY MAY DO IT.
SEE A DERMATOLOGIST AND BEST LUCK
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
BRIDGE OF NOSE RED: GET A DIFFERENT TYPE OF NOSE PIECE.
IF IT'S METAL, GET RUBBER OR PLASTIC.
IF IT'S PLASTIC, GET METAL, ETC.
IF NEITHER WORKS, I SUGGEST YOU COAT THE AR... Read More
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2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
WHITE SPOT NAIL: WITHOUT SEEING YOUR NAIL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS NOT SERIOUS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?
HOW BIG IS THIS "BIG WHITE SPOT"?
DID YOU INJURE IT LATELY?... Read More
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
BODY LICE: Body lice are tiny insects that infest humans. They lay their eggs on the seams of clothing. They cause intense itching in those people who have them... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
FOREHEAD ACNE: Forehead acne can be due to a number of things: greasy, oily conditioners; oily shampoos; hats and caps, not shamooing often enough, hairsprays, gels,... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
Squamous cell cancer: It is not impossible for squamous cell cancers to show up in "bunches." some chemotherapeutic medications that can trigger these. Early exposure to ra... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
CEFADROXIL ACNE: I believe that doxycycline, minocycline, and occasionally, other oral antibioics, work better.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
CREATINE&DOXYCYCLINE: Accoring to the books, crfeatine does not interact with doxycycline. Vreatine should not be taken together with diuretics, tagamet, (cimetidine) probe... Read More
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Jan 7, 2013
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Litt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Litt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have had nurses tell me that they have never seen eczema like this. I was told by a dermatologist years ago it was dermatitis and another dermatologist recently said i...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks Dr. Jerome. Went to a local urgent care center. Being treated for celluitis.. Was given a tetanus & antibiotic shot. Also 10 days antibiotics.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I will do as you say. I am afraid if I quit the rogaine after using it for mos. that my hair will fall out. I hope I"m wrong ! Bless you thanks !
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago Medical School, IL
Graduated 1950MD
Medical/Graduate school
Finch
Graduated 1950MD
Medical/Graduate school
FINCH
Graduated 1950MD
Awards
Top Dermatologist, First Place, Ohio - Spring
2015
Top Dermatologist, Second Place, Ohio - Spring
2017
Top Dermatologist, Second Place, Ohio - Fall
2017
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