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- A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?
Studies over the past 2 decades have assessed an alternative approach to acute appendicitis: treatment with systemic antibiotics and observation.
- Appendicitis management: Is it time for a change?
Antibiotic therapy has been a successful alternative to surgery for more than 60 years, but surgery is still the primary treatment.
- Dyspnea and cough in a lung transplant recipient
The patient developed sudden shortness of breath at rest, a decline in home spirometry values, and dry cough and fatigue.
- Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
The authors identify and review 3 main diagnostic categories: local causes, functional anorectal pain, and neuropathic pain syndromes.
- Spotty skin pigmentation in Carney complex
Characteristic skin findings and their locations can indicate underlying hereditary lentiginosis syndromes.
- Atypical erythema as a clinical presentation of tinea incognito
The lesions were originally diagnosed as contact allergic dermatitis and treated with topical corticosteroids, but culture revealed Trichophyton rubrum.
- A brownish erythematous patch in the nipple-areola complex
Biopsy revealed neoplastic cells throughout the epidermis and granular layer, with abundant pale cytoplasm, intraglandular extension, and chronic inflammation in the papillary dermis.
- Palliative care: An update for internists
A review of recent research to guide symptom management, advance-care planning, and communication training to maximize compassionate care.
- Managing stage 1 hypertension: Consider the risks, stop the progression
Guidelines on managing patients with stage 1 hypertension and a low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.