Adolescent Medicine

  • Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Praveen Kumar Conjeevaram Selvakumar, MD, Vera Hupertz, MD, Naveen Mittal, MD, Kris V. Kowdley, MD and Naim Alkhouri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 454-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18140

    Many more children with liver disease are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult care.

  • In reply: Human papillomavirus March 2019
    Salina Zhang, BS and Pelin Batur, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 300-301; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.05002
  • Human papillomavirus March 2019
    Robert Lichtenberg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.05001

    Readers comment on aleukemic leukemia cutis (February 2019) and on human papillomavirus vaccination (March 2019).

  • Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Salina Zhang, BS and Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 173-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18018

    Recommendations on counseling, vaccination, screening, and follow-up for abnormal screening results.

  • Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations
    Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations
    Demetrius M. Coombs, MD, Ritwik Grover, MD, Alexandre Prassinos, MD and Raffi Gurunluoglu, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2019, 86 (2) 111-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18017

    The evolution of breast implants, their complications, and key considerations with regard to aesthetic breast surgery.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Laura Young, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Albree Tower-Rader, MD, Harry Lever, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 399-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17076

    Most people who carry its mutations are never affected, but, rarely, some patients die suddenly at a young age.

  • The female athlete triad: It takes a team
    Jaya Mehta, MD, Bithika Thompson, MD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16137

    An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.

  • Make no bones about it!
    Elizabeth Matzkin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 321-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17071

    It is important to diagnose and treat the female athlete triad to maintain optimal bone health.

  • Vulvovaginitis: Find the cause to treat it
    Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG and Jessian L. Munoz, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 215-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15163

    The cause is usually infectious, but noninfectious causes should also be considered, and differentiating them can be challenging.

  • Swelling of both arms and chest after push-ups
    Kiyoshi Shikino, MD, PHD, Yusuke Hirota, MD and Masatomi Ikusaka, MD, PHD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2017, 84 (7) 508-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16030

    Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis: myalgia, muscle weakness, dark urine, and, in some, muscle swelling.

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