Rheumatology
- Exanthem and enanthem with fever and dyspnea
The patient presented with high fever, productive cough, dyspnea, generalized myalgias, conjunctivitis, and whitish elevations with an erythematous base on the buccal mucosa.
- Generalized acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a young female
A history of systemic lupus and discontinuation of medications for 3 months led to increased disease activity.
- The initial viral infection may be only part of the story
We clearly see that the coronavirus elicits syndromes far afield from respiratory tissues. But a virus eliciting effects seemingly distinct from the primary infection is nothing new.
- Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.
- Teriparatide: Label changes and identifying patients for long-term use
The changes leave clinicians with the challenge of identifying appropriate patients.
- An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss
Steroid treatment for suspected giant cell arteritis brought no improvement in vision or headache severity.
- Shedding light on subungual digital mucous cysts
Transillumination is a quick and easy way to diagnose digital mucous cysts and rule out other subungual masses.