Volume 52 - Issue 5 - May 2012

A 33-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism presented to the hospital with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain of 1 month’s duration. ...

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_DC_C4.jpg" alt="eccrine poroma" title="eccrine poroma"...

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_DC_C3.jpg" alt="Granuloma Annulare" title="Granuloma Annulare"...

<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_DC_C2.jpg" alt="Vesicular tinea pedis" title="Vesicular tinea pedis" width="90" height="90"...

<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_DC_C1.jpg" alt="Basal cell carcinoma" title="Basal cell carcinoma" width="90" height="90"...

<p>For the past 6 days, a 2-year-old boy had fever, sore throat, nonproduc- tive cough, and decreased appetite. When his symptoms first ap- peared, he was brought to an outside emergency department,...

<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_PCRosacea.jpg" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;">T<span...

A 54-year-old woman was evaluated for a rising hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level and resistant hypertension.

<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_PCOsteochon_B.jpg" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin: 5px;">During a follow-up visit for...

<p class="p1"><img src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_PCKidney.jpg" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin:...

<p>A 25-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of upper back pain. He had a history of rectal adenocarcinoma with metastases to the bladder, which had been diagnosed 2 years earlier. An MRI...

Although small in size, ingrown toenails can have large ramifications when considering the frequency of the problem and the amount of pain they inflict.

<p>An 11-year-old girl with a patch of hair loss that had suddenly appeared in the vertex of the scalp. There was no history of habitual hair pulling. The child’s past health was unremarkable. She was...

<p>An assortment of clinical cases documenting physical trauma, including orbital fractures, puncture wounds, and "road rash."  </p>

<p>A 13-year-old girl was admitted to the inpatient cardiology unit because of progressive dyspnea. She had a history of shortness of breath off and on for the past 2 months, and her symptoms...

<p>A 52-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for altered mental status and fever of 2 days’ duration.  He has a several-year history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), currently stage...

Oral nevi, melanotic macules on the lip, atypical amalgam tattoos, melanoacanthomas, and lesions caused by embedded foreign bodies or by perforating injuries of the oral mucosa all require biopsy, since...

<p>The special needs and concerns associated with the management of asthma in elderly persons and pregnant women are addressed in guidelines issued by the Expert Panel of the National Asthma Education...

<p><strong><em><img alt="" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_TPVitaminD_Fg.jpg" style="float:left" width="90"...

<p><img alt="" height="90" src="/sites/default/files/images/1205Con_CPSkorin_Fg12.jpg" style="float:left" width="90" />A 53-year-old man...

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>ABSTRACT:</strong></span><strong> </strong>Chronic pain is a significant problem for many elderly...

<p>A recent commentary demonstrated that the role of the history and physical examination in achieving correct diagnoses has not been supplanted by the contemporary proliferation of tests and...