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Volume 53 - Issue 6 - June 2013

Consultant

Lymphoma
Lymphoma
06/25/2013

MAJ KENNETH S. BROOKS, PA-C

Camp As Sayliyah, Doha, Qatar

MAJ KENNETH S. BROOKS, PA-CCamp As Sayliyah, Doha, Qatar
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06/25/2013
headache
headache
06/25/2013

MARIO MADRUGA, MD

Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida

DAVID J. CANGEMI, MD

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

MARIO MADRUGA, MDOrlando Health, Orlando, FloridaDAVID J. CANGEMI, MDMayo Clinic, Jacks...
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-25%20at%203.30.43%20PM.png" alt="tolosa hunt syndrome" title="tolosa hunt syndrome" style="margin-left:...
06/25/2013
Dermatitis
Dermatitis
06/25/2013

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS

Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPASDawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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06/25/2013
hemorrhage
hemorrhage
06/25/2013

SONIA ARUNABH TALWAR, MD

North Shore University Hospital, Plainview, New York

KANWAR RAUHILA, MD

New York Medical Center of Queens, Flushing, New York

SONIA ARUNABH TALWAR, MDNorth Shore University Hospital, Plainview, New YorkKANWAR RAUH...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-25%20at%203.25.22%20PM.png" alt="ECG" title="ECG"...
06/25/2013
erythrasma
erythrasma
06/25/2013

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD

Morgan City, Louisiana

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MDMorgan City, Louisiana
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06/25/2013
Eczema
Eczema
06/25/2013

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS

Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

JOE R. MONROE, PA, MPAS Dawkins Dermatology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
A 16-year-old boy presented with an acute case of hand dermatitis, which had been made worse by self-treatment with numerous agents, including hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, bleach, topical antibacerial...
06/25/2013
Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath
06/25/2013

RAKESH PATEL, MD

HAROLD SZERLIP, MD

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta

Photoclinic

RAKESH PATEL, MDHAROLD SZERLIP, MDMedical College of Georgia, AugustaPhotoclinic
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06/25/2013
Dermatitis
Dermatitis
06/25/2013

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas

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 Kan...
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06/25/2013
Tinea Corporis
Tinea Corporis
06/25/2013

DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor
University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas

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 Kan...
<p><span class="s2"><img src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-25%20at%201.50.40%20PM.png" alt="tinea corporis" title="tinea corporis"...
06/25/2013
opioid
opioid
06/25/2013

RONALD RUBIN, MD—Series Editor
Temple University

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 RUBIN, MD—Series Editor Temple University Dr Rubin is professor of medicine at ...
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06/25/2013
back pain
back pain
06/25/2013

DAVID DELLA-GIUSTINA, MD
Yale University

Dr Della-Giustina is the chief of education and the director of the emergency medicine residency program at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

 

DAVID DELLA-GIUSTINA, MD Yale University Dr Della-Giustina is the chief of education a...
Although acute low back pain usually resolves within 6 weeks—with or without treatment—the pain may signal a significant neurologic or life-threatening disease that warrants immediate intervention.
06/25/2013
Feature
Feature
06/25/2013

DAVID DELLA-GIUSTINA, MD
Yale University

Dr Della-Giustina is the chief of education and the director of the emergency medicine residency program at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

 

DAVID DELLA-GIUSTINA, MD Yale University Dr Della-Giustina is the chief of education a...
With an annual incidence of 5%, low back pain affects up to 90% of the population at some point in time in their lives.
06/25/2013
Case In Point
Case In Point
06/25/2013
A 55-year-old African American woman reported several months of back pain, bilateral joint stiffness, and pain in her fingers and wrists. Swelling in the ankles and shins had also developed.
06/25/2013
mucinosis
mucinosis
06/24/2013

FIONA FANG, MD and
BARBARA WILSON, MD
University of Virginia

Dr Fang is a resident in the department of dermatology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville.
Dr Wilson is associate professor of dermatology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

The authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest to declare.

 

FIONA FANG, MD and BARBARA WILSON, MD University of Virginia Dr Fang is a resident in ...
<p><img alt="focal mucinosis" height="115" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-24%20at%204.09.49%20PM.png" style="float:left" title="focal...
06/24/2013
Dermatology
Dermatology
06/24/2013
<p><img alt="ginkgo biloba" height="115" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-24%20at%203.11.40%20PM.png" style="float:left" title="ginkgo...
06/24/2013
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
06/24/2013

BURKE A. CUNHA, MD
State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook

Dr Cunha is chief of the infectious disease division at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and is professor of medicine at the State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.

 

BURKE A. CUNHA, MD State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook Dr Cun...
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06/24/2013
Genital Lesions
Genital Lesions
06/24/2013

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD
Morgan City, Louisiana

ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD Morgan City, Louisiana
<p><img alt="polyp" height="115" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202013-06-24%20at%2011.47.28%20AM.png" style="float:left" title="polyp"...
06/24/2013
06/24/2013

MARINA LITVIN, MD
KIM A. CARMICHAEL, MD—Series Editor
Washington University

Dr Litvin is a fellow in the department of internal medicine, division of endocrinology, metabolism, and lipid research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri. Dr Carmichael is an associate professor of medicine, department of internal medicine, division of endocrinology, metabolism, and lipid research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri.

MARINA LITVIN, MD KIM A. CARMICHAEL, MD—Series Editor Washington University Dr Litvin ...
How are glucose intolerance and impaired fasting glucose or “prediabetes” defined?
06/24/2013
Clostridium difficile Colitis
Clostridium difficile Colitis
06/24/2013

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD
University of South Florida College of Medicine

Dr Alrabaa is assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease and international medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She is affiliated with the Hillsborough County Health Department as a supervising attending physician in the specialty care clinic and as an investigator in the clinical research unit. Dr Noel is an infectious disease fellow at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr Wills is associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD University of South Florida C...
Clostridium difficile infections are among the most common and most serious healthcare-associated infections in the United States.
06/24/2013
Clostridium difficile Colitis
Clostridium difficile Colitis
06/24/2013

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD
University of South Florida College of Medicine

Dr Alrabaa is assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease and international medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She is affiliated with the Hillsborough County Health Department as a supervising attending physician in the specialty care clinic and as an investigator in the clinical research unit. Dr Noel is an infectious disease fellow at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr Wills is associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD University of South Florida C...
Clostridium difficile infections are among the most common and most serious healthcare-associated infections in the United States.
06/24/2013
Clostridium difficile Colitis
Clostridium difficile Colitis
06/24/2013

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD
University of South Florida College of Medicine

Dr Alrabaa is assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease and international medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She is affiliated with the Hillsborough County Health Department as a supervising attending physician in the specialty care clinic and as an investigator in the clinical research unit. Dr Noel is an infectious disease fellow at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Dr Wills is associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.

SALLY ALRABAA, MD, PAMELA R. NOEL, MD, and TODD WILLS, MD University of South Florida C...
Clostridium difficile infections are among the most common and most serious healthcare-associated infections in the United States.
06/24/2013
Primary Care
Primary Care
06/24/2013

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.

 

GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD University of South Alabama Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine...
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06/24/2013