Latest Articles

  • Androgen deficiency in older men: Indications, advantages, and pitfalls of testosterone replacement therapy
    John J. McGill, MD, Daniel A. Shoskes, MD and Edmund S. Sabanegh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11) 797-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12010

    This, the second of two articles on hypogonadism in men, focuses on the appropriate use of testosterone therapy.

  • A rash after streptococcal infection
    Naveen K. Voore, MD, Alexis Davis, MD and Joseph Fuscaldo, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11) 759-760; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12042

    The patient, a 39-year-old woman, had been taking amoxicillin for streptococcal pharyngitis. What caused the rash?

  • Tattooing: Medical uses and problems
    Crystal M. Glassy, DO, MPH, Matthew S. Glassy, MD, MS and Saleh Aldasouqi, MD, FACE, ECNU
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11) 761-770; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12016

    Tattooing is used in medical alerts, breast reconstruction, radiation oncology, endoscopy, forensic medicine, and other areas.

  • Biologic agents in the treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
    Ulrich Specks, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11 suppl 3) S50-S53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79.s3.11
  • Ocular manifestations of small-vessel vasculitis
    James A. Garrity, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11 suppl 3) S31-S33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79.s3.07
  • Safety issues in vasculitis: Infections and immunizations in the immunosuppressed host
    Carlos M. Isada, MD, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2012, 79 (11 suppl 3) S38-S45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79.s3.09
  • Hypertension in the elderly: Some practical considerations
    Kashif N. Chaudhry, MD, Patricia Chavez, MD, Jerzy Gasowski, MD, Tomasz Grodzicki, MD and Franz H. Messerli, MD, FACC, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 694-704; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12017

    Treatment is challenging because of comorbidities and age-related changes. Some common scenarios are presented.

  • Hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans: Strategies for improving care
    David Martins, MD, MS, Lawrence Agodoa, MD and Keith C. Norris, MD, FACP, FASN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 726-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11109

    Factors responsible for its rapid progression in African Americans are detectable by screening and modifiable with prompt therapy.

  • A 60-year-old man with abdominal bruising
    Deepan Dalal, MD and Sharon E. Mace, MD, FACEP, FAAP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 688-689; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.10039

    A man with liver cancer developed abdominal ecchymoses resembling the Cullen sign and flank ecchymoses resembling the Grey Turner sign.

  • Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward
    Christine E. Koval, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 713-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12128

    An over-the-counter at-home test has been approved. Will it lower the number of infected people unaware of their infection?

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