Index by author
August 01, 2022; Volume 89,Issue 8
Akhondi, Hossein
- You have accessXanthomas: Differentiating atherogenic from nonatherogenicVy Mai, MD and Hossein Akhondi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 429-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21088
The patient had tendinous xanthomas on the dorsal joints of the hand and eruptive xanthomas on the buttock, as well as xanthoma striatum palmare on the volar aspect of the hand.
Al Hilli, Zahraa
- You have accessWhat are the considerations in patient selection and timing of risk-reducing mastectomy?Holly J. Pederson, MD, Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc and Zahraa Al Hilli, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 442-444; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21114
The option of risk-reducing mastectomy is for those at highest risk, and multidisciplinary conversations setting patient expectations are critical for optimal patient outcomes.
Ashcherkin, Nikita
- You have accessDo all patients with primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis need antifungal therapy?Simran Gupta, MD, Nikita Ashcherkin, MD and Janis E. Blair, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 451-455; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21125
Patients diagnosed with this condition who have no symptoms or are mildly symptomatic do not require treatment and can be closely monitored.