New-onset neck and shoulder pain in an arthritis patient
A UTI triggers complications in a patient with two forms of arthritis.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Impetigo: Taking on a common skin infection
Seen frequently in children, this skin disease can affect patients of all ages. Knowing the proper therapy and how to prevent dissemination is crucial.
Repeat chest x-ray after positive PPD
At what point should a patient have repeat chest x-ray after reporting a prior (10 years ago) positive purified protein derivative (PPD) result with subsequent isoniazid therapy? The patient reports having a negative chest x-ray two years ago and is currently set to begin working in a hospital setting with possible TB exposure.—TYSHA S. HOLMES,…
Bedbugs do not cause illness
Bedbugs may be hard to get rid of but do not appear to carry disease.
Influenza A (H1N1)
The information (including management guidelines) for influenza A changes almost daily. Look here for the most recent findings.
Increasingly red and painful lesion coupled with joint pain and fever
Over the course of 10 days in September, a sore on the patient’s ankle grew in size, and he developed a petechial rash.
RSV burden much heavier than expected
Respiratory syncytial virus is substantially underdiagnosed during pediatric office visits.
Pneumovax may not be effective
But Prevnar may decrease meningitis and pneumonia hospitalizations.
A tender finger papule, fever, and abdominal pain
A 54-year-old man complained of fevers and abdominal pain. Four days earlier, he had noted intense left upper-quadrant abdominal pain that was worse with inspiration and a throbbing pain in the distal left fifth digit.
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