This adolescent girl presents with a 1-week history of tender pustules on her trunk. Her primary care physician prescribed cloxacillin. Despite 4 days of therapy, there is no sign of resolution.
Your last appointment of the day is with a 16-year-old boy who needs medical clearance to participate on the school basketball team. You have read about young athletes who die suddenly on the field. Is...
A healthy 16-year-old girl was bothered by a patch of white hair on her forehead; she also had a few white plaques on her abdomen, which had been present since birth. Her maternal great grandmother and...
Seven-year-old girl with generalized rash that started as a single isolated oval lesion on the lower abdomen (A). Six days later, diffuse papulosquamous lesions appeared mainly on the trunk (B), sparing the...
Man with a history of injection drug use was diagnosed based on 3 sets of blood cultures, which were positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
Man with a history of injection drug use was diagnosed based on 3 sets of blood cultures, which were positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
