DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
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 University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
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.
MICHAEL JAVAHERI, MD and BRUNO BERTONI, CRA, OCT-C Doheny Retina Institute, Doheny Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
DEAN ELIOTT, MD Retina Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston
JOSEPH MISHKIN, MD SENDHIL KRISHNAN, MD MICHELLE MIZRACHI, MD University of South Florida
At the time this case report was written, Dr Mishkin was a cardiology fellow, Dr Krishnan was chief resident, internal medicine, and Dr Mizrachi was an internal medicine resident, all at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
The authors report that they have no conflicts of interest and that no funding was provided for this paper.
JOSEPH MISHKIN, MD
SENDHIL KRISHNAN, ...
<p>The morbidity and mortality of acute pulmonary embolism remain high despite advances in imaging techniques for rapid and accurate diagnosis.<sup>1-3</sup>&nbsp;Treatment options are...
ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD and ALEXANDER A. C. LEUNG, MD University of Calgary
Dr A. K. C. Leung is a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr A. A. C. Leung is a clinical scholar in internal medicine at the University of Calgary in Alberta and a research fellow at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD and ALEXAND...
<p>A 61-year-old woman presents with a 2-year history of a slowly growing mass on her back. The lesion is&nbsp;asymptomatic. She works as a casino hostess and does not actively participate in any...
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>The numbers and costs are staggering. More than one-half billion people worldwide acquire group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis annually.<sup>1</sup>&nbsp;Although bacterial...
Dr Kong is assistant professor of surgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Dr Stamos is professor of surgery and chair of the department of surgery at the same institution.
ALLEN P. KONG, MD
MICHAEL J. STAMOS, ...
Pictured here are hemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses, fistulae, pilonidal disease, rectal prolapse, anal masses . . . for each, these authors outline typical findings and describe effective management...
<p>These three cases are examples of heat-related mortality. From 1999 through 2003, a total of 3442 deaths in the United States resulted from exposure to extreme heat (the annual mean was...
Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor Temple University
RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor: 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>An 81-year-old woman presents with worsening edema. In recent weeks, significant swelling of both legs has&nbsp;developed. In addition, she is less ambulatory, not only because of her swollen...
Dr Whyte is a former medical advisor at the US Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, and director of the Secretary’s Council on Private Sector Initiatives. He is currently the chief medical expert and vice president, health and medical education, at Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Md.
JOHN WHYTE, MD, MPH
Silver Spring, Md...
Cervical cancer remains one of the most prevalent diseases affecting women worldwide. Essentially all cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and two high-risk subtypes, HPV 16...
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.
