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  • Verrucous plaques on the face, dysphagia, and limb weakness
    Kerry Hennessy, MD and Mahmoud Shorman, MD, MHA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 587-589; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19151

    An itchy bump on the upper lip rapidly grew and spread.

  • Overcoming obesity: Weight-loss drugs are underused
    Amjad Kanj, MD, MPH and Diane Levine, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 602-604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19102

    Successful management of obesity requires a multifaceted approach.

  • Polypoid melanoma mistaken for verruca vulgaris
    Andrea Tan, MD, Daniel Gutierrez, MD, Nooshin K. Brinster, MD and Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 534-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19079

    Polypoid melanoma is highly aggressive and often misdiagnosed.

  • Managing adult asthma: The 2019 GINA guidelines
    Yael Mauer, MD, MPH and Rachel Metzger Taliercio, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 569-575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19136

    All patients should take inhaled corticosteroids daily or as needed.

  • 5-Fluorouracil–induced encephalopathy
    Yudai Yano, MD and Akira Kuriyama, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 532-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19126

    A woman on chemotherapy for rectal cancer presents with mental status changes.

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica: An updated review
    Salman Bin Mahmood, MBBS, Elizabeth Nelson, MD, Jessica Padniewski, DO and Rawad Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 549-556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20008

    Suspect it in older patients with bilateral shoulder and hip stiffness in the morning.

  • SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questions
    SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questions
    Paul C. Cremer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 521-525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc001

    What is the mechanism? Is this a distinct population? What are the treatment options?

  • Coagulopathy in COVID-19: Manifestations and management
    Simon R. Mucha, MD, Siddharth Dugar, MD, Keith McCrae, MD, Douglas Joseph, DO, John Bartholomew, MD, Gretchen L. Sacha, PharmD, RPh, BCCCP and Michael Militello, PharmD, RPh, BCPS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 461-468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc024

    Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism is recommended for all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

  • In Reply: Aspirin for primary prevention
    Aldo L. Schenone, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 458-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08006
  • Pneumonia and alcohol use disorder: Implications for treatment
    Niyati M. Gupta, MD, Abhishek Deshpande, MD, PhD and Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 493-500; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19105

    Patients with alcohol use disorder are at increased risk for Streptococcus pneumoniae but not resistant gram-negative infections.

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