DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
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A 39-year-old woman, who is being treated for a urinary tract infection, is concerned about a red, slightly tender spot on her forearm.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
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For a few months, a 47-year-old man has noted a persistent, asymptomatic patch on his upper arm.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
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The parents of an 8-year-old boy seek evaluation of a red patch on their son’s shoulder.
<p>Although the number of persons with tuberculosis (TB) disease in the United States is at an all-time low (11,182 total cases in 2010), about 4% of the US population, or 11 million people,...
EMILY N. KINSEY and BARBARA B. WILSON, MD University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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<p>The lesion on this 7-month-old boy’s forehead developed several weeks earlier after minor trauma to the area. It had rapidly enlarged and become irritated.</p>
<p>These hypopigmented ovoid lesions appeared each year in the spring and persisted into the early fall. The 23-year-old patient reported that the lesions were asymptomatic. A potassium hydroxide...
Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor Temple University Dr Rubin is professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and chief of clinical hematology in the department of medicine at Temple University Hospital, both in Philadelphia.
Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor
Tem...
<p>A 45-year-old African American man is admitted to the hospital with unremitting fever, severe headache, rigors, and a cough. Three days earlier he had sought medical attention at a health clinic...
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor University of South Alabama Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile.He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor
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<p>A chink in the NSAID armor began with a host of gastrointestinal complications. Then followed reports of serious renal injury. Lately, certain NSAIDs (selective COX-2 inhibitors) were suspected of...
WILBERT S. ARONOW, MD New York Medical CollegeDr Aronow is professor of medicine, department of medicine and the divisions of cardiology, geriatrics, and pulmonary/critical care, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
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New York Medica...
Hypertension in the elderly is an important issue in geriatric medicine, particularly as the US population ages.
Larissa Hirsch, MD Medical Editor for KidsHealth.orgCharles A. Pohl, MD—Series Editor: Dr Pohl is professor of pediatrics and associate dean of student affairs and career counseling at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
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<p>A new study identifies factors that influence initiation and completion of HPV vaccination.</p>
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Alexander K. C. Leung, MD University of CalgaryDr Leung is clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.
NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD Columbia University Dr Scheinfeld is assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University and assistant attending physician at St Luke’s–Roosevelt and Beth Israel Hospitals in New York.
NOAH S. SCHEINFELD, MD, JD
Columbia U...
<p><strong>ABSTRACT:</strong>&nbsp;Inherited or “pattern” baldness affects many more men than women. The hair loss pattern differs between the sexes. In men, the hair loss usually...
Despite use of antiretroviral therapy, infections cause morbidity and mortality in people with HIV, and exposure to opportunistic pathogens remains a concern.
PAUL GLEICH, MD University of Minnesota Dr Gleich is assistant professor in the department of urology at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Previously, Dr Gleich was chairman and director of the Frederic Foley urology training program.
PAUL GLEICH, MD
University of Minneso...
Consider the possibility of bladder outlet obstruction in any man over the age of 50, but also keep an open mind with younger men. Remember, however, that not all voiding problems result from benign...
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
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For the past few weeks, pruritic patches have been erupting on a 38-year-old man’s extremities. He recalls that similar lesions occurred during the past 2 winters. The patient has a history of seasonal...
BARRY J. WU, MD, FACP Yale University Dr Wu is clinical professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He is also associate program director of internal medicine and internal medicine clerkship director at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Conn.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD University of South Alabama Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD
University of ...
<p>Would it be silly to ask, “Is the history and physical examination worth performing anymore?” especially in this era of high-technology medicine? Does it matter if the diagnosis is made by the...
