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  • Subclinical hypothyroidism February 2019
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 392;

    The article: Azim S, Nasr C. Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(2):101–110. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.17053 contained an error.

  • Aleukemic leukemia cutis February 2019
    Etan Marks, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.05003

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

  • Gastric outlet obstruction: A red flag, potentially manageable
    Andree H. Koop, MD, William C. Palmer, MD and Fernando F. Stancampiano, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 345-353; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18035

    Presume the cause to be a malignant tumor untill proven otherwise.

  • Can procalcitonin guide decisions about antibiotic management?
    Robert J. Fakheri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 307-311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18074

    Yes, but clinical judgment must still be exercised.

  • Pyoderma gangrenosum mistaken for diabetic ulcer
    Michael A. Munoz, MD and Benson A. Babu, MD, MBA, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 319-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19015

    A man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, anemia, and ulcerative colitis presented with an ulcer on his leg.

  • Infection or not infection, that is the question—Is procalcitonin the answer?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 297-298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.05019

    What is different about procalcitonin that allows it to succeed as a biomarker where CRP and the ESR have failed?

  • An obese 48-year-old man with progressive fatigue and decreased libido
    An obese 48-year-old man with progressive fatigue and decreased libido
    Ala’a N. Farkouh and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 321-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18097

    Men with hypogonadism usually present with nonspecifi c symptoms.

  • Dabigatran-induced esophagitis
    Yusaku Kajihara, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18117

    The tablets contain tartaric acid, and if they get stuck in the esophagus, the acid leaching out can damage the mucosa.

  • In reply: Aleukemic leukemia cutis February 2019
    Tuyet Abraham, MD, Peter Morawiecki, MD, Amy Flischel, MD and Bharata Agrawal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.05004
  • 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).

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