A 40-year-old white man was hospitalized for a possible leg infection. Although the patient was not in pain, a history of recurrent leg infections had prompted his admission. The man was 5 ft 9 in tall and weighed almost 500 lb. Pebbly plaques that were hard to the touch manifested on his legs. The patient…
A 63-year-old woman was treated for a dental abscess on her right lower jaw
An 80-year-old man who complained of recently noted dark purple blotches on the backs of his hands and extensor surfaces of his forearms
Is microdermabrasion a good alternative glycol acid or other chemical peels?
A man experienced five days of prodromic gastrointestinal symptoms prior to the onset of herpes zoster. What is the explanation?
Dogs provide love and companionship for millions, but accidents happen. Find out what you and your patients can do to prepare for them.
A Caucasian girl, born to a gravida 2, para 2-0-0-2 mother, presented two days after birth with an erythematous, scaly, atrophic rash primarily in the periorbital region but also on her back…
A 46-year-old man complained of multiple cystic bumps that had been present on his scrotum as long as he could remember. There was no itching, pain, or discharge.
Is there any new information available regarding the treatment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)?—Norma L. Sneed, MD, Checotah, Okla. HSP is a form of systemic small-vessel vasculitis characterized by vascular and/or mesangial immunoglobulin A1 deposits. The main clinical manifestations are vascular purpura, predominating on the lower limbs, and articular, GI, and renal symptoms. Pulmonary, cardiac, genital,…
How frequently does angioedema develop in asthmatic patients who are just starting montelukast?
