Volume 51 - Issue 5 - May 2011

Consultant

pruritic rash
pruritic rash
How do you explain this persistent, pruritic rash?
05/16/2011
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12px">A 16-year-old boy joined the soccer team about 1 month earlier. Shortly thereafter, a persistent,...
05/16/2011
red rash resisted topical antifungals
red rash resisted topical antifungals
Why has this red rash resisted topical antifungals?
05/16/2011
A topical antifungal cream has not cleared the red, bumpy rash on a 6-year-old girl’s chin and paranasal area.
05/16/2011
stubborn lesion
stubborn lesion
Is this stubborn lesion a “callus” - or something else?
05/16/2011
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px;"><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-2.jpg" style="display: block; float: left;...
05/16/2011
versicolor
versicolor
Can you identify this pruritic, pigmented rash?
05/16/2011
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-1_0.jpg" width="250" height="163" style="border-style: none; display: block; border-width: 0px; margin-left: 8px;...
05/16/2011
Pain
Pain
Man With Sharp Ankle Pain of Sudden Onset
05/13/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 57-year-old man presents with pain in his left ankle. He denies trauma to the ankle or foot.
05/13/2011
Pain
Pain
Man With Sharp Ankle Pain of Sudden Onset
05/13/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 57-year-old man presents with pain in his left ankle. He denies trauma to the ankle or foot.
05/13/2011
Pain
Pain
Man With Sharp Ankle Pain of Sudden Onset
05/13/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 57-year-old man presents with pain in his left ankle. He denies trauma to the ankle or foot.
05/13/2011
Elfin Face
Elfin Face
Toddler With Elfin Face, Cardiovascular Abnormalities, Hypercalcemia, and Developmental Delays
05/13/2011
C. Pion Kao, MD; James S. Leung, BSc
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-18.jpg" style="float: left; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;" width="100" height="168"></p><p>A...
05/13/2011
ACE Inhibitor and ARB Combination Therapy
ACE Inhibitor and ARB Combination Therapy
ACE Inhibitor and ARB Combination Therapy: Rational and Fashionable, But Does It Work?
05/13/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
ARBs were initially developed because ACE inhibitors were associated with “escape.” That is, after initial blockade of the RAAS with ACE inhibitors (at the step of angiotensin I to II conversion), renin...
05/13/2011
Crepitus
Crepitus
A Case of Concerning Crepitus
05/13/2011
Andrew L. Chan, MD, MB, FCCP, FRCP; Chandan Saw, DO
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-4.jpg" width="200" height="183" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;"></p><p>A...
05/13/2011
Port-Wine Stain and Leg Hypertrophy
Port-Wine Stain and Leg Hypertrophy
Newborn With Port-Wine Stain and Leg Hypertrophy
05/13/2011
Richard W. Hartmann, Jr., MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" width="200" height="101">This newborn was...
05/13/2011
and Varicosities
and Varicosities
Manifestations of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
05/13/2011
Barbara B. Wilson, MD; Bridget M. Bryer Groff, MD; Adam A. Martin, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-9_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" width="142" height="271">A 7-year-old girl...
05/13/2011
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
05/13/2011
John Cole, MD; Kathy Kobraei, MD; Lauren N. Elliot, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Untitled-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" width="200" height="108">A 46-year-old man...
05/13/2011
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Presenting as Hemorrhagic Stroke
05/13/2011
Dalia Hammoud, MD; Bout Rosel Haddad, MD; Georges El Homsy, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/May_figA%26B_CTscan.jpg" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" width="250" height="149">A...
05/13/2011
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Inhalers
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and Inhalers
What Next When Your Patient Doesn’t Respond to Therapy?
05/13/2011
Girish B. Nair, MD, FACP, FCCP; Jonathan S. Ilowite, MD, FCCP
<p><strong>ABSTRACT: There are a number of options to consider in patients with difficult to control asthma. Education can help improve compliance with inhaled corticosteroid therapy or correct...
05/13/2011
Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Performance Measures for Peripheral Artery Disease: Implications for Primary Care
05/13/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
<P><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 8px" src="/sites/default/files/images/Gregory%20W%20Rutecki%2C%20MD.jpg" width=150 height=176>Recently published...
05/13/2011
Lambl Excrescences
Lambl Excrescences
Lambl Excrescences in a Woman With Recurrent Strokes
05/12/2011
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD; Catherine Manolakis, MD; Charles I. Bie, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/May_MRI_Scan_2011.jpg" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" height="135" width="100">A...
05/12/2011
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue
Adrenal Insufficiency and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Any Connection?
05/12/2011
Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH
<p><img alt="" height="112" src="/sites/default/files/images/adrenal_insufficiency_2011.jpg" style="float:left" width="100" />Among the symptoms...
05/12/2011
prevention
prevention
Heart Disease in Women
05/12/2011
Jacqueline Bradley, MD; C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD
Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States.
05/12/2011