More articles from From the Editor
- Appropriate diagnosis of tickborne infections
Fear of undertreatment of early infection can morph into unwarranted treatment of nonexistent chronic infection.
- Understanding the bell-ringing of concussion
Back in the day, if we could count the coach’s fingers, we could go back into the game. Now we are more attuned to injury.
- Watson, the game is a foot… or a palm
Sherlock Holmes I am not, but some useful clues are readily apparent if one is prepared to recognize them.
- A rose by any other name is still a rose—but why a rose?
Christopher Columbus returned from the New World with a chronic illness, now believed to have been reactive arthritis.
- To have not and then to have: A challenging immune paradox
The immune reactivation syndrome can occur when the immune system in an immunosuppressed patient with a partially controlled indolent infection is suddenly normalized.
- Evidence helps, but some decisions remain within the art of medicine
In bacterial meningitis, precise diagnosis by lumbar puncture both offers benefit and poses risk.
- Channeling the flow of medical information
Accesssing information today is like drinking from a firehose. We need some kind of valve to adjust the flow.
- Blending classic clinical skills with new technology
Back “in the day,” the giants of medicine relied on old-fashioned skills; today, we have an upgraded set of tools.
- Hiding in clear sight: Complications of immunosuppressive therapies
Immunosuppressive drugs can mask the signs of deep infection and thus delay its diagnosis.
- The peacock and the doctor
Of the seven deadly sins, the worst is pride—avoid a chauvinistic attitude when caring for international patients.