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The patient had received the live attenuated vaccine 1 month before presentation. He had no history of varicella infection.
- Should you use compression duplex ultrasonography to detect deep vein thrombosis to evaluate unexplained fevers?
The authors provide recommendations on when to order imaging of the extremities in the evaluation of hospitalized patients with unexplained fever.
- A practical guide for buprenorphine initiation in the primary care setting
The authors review changes in prescribing laws and outline buprenorphine induction protocols that can be adopted in the primary care setting.
- Mpox: Keep it on the differential
During its current global outbreak, mpox has exhibited novel features that clinicians should be aware of to aid recognition.
- Persistent rectal pain leading to diffuse pustules
The authors relate the workup of a 34-year-old patient with a history of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus.
- Born again: The many lives of metformin
Repurposing old drugs for new indications is not a new drug-development strategy.
- Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma
The patient presented with asymptomatic nodules and alopecia of the scalp 3 years after treatment for gastric adenocarcinoma.
When should pharmacologic therapies be used for uremic pericarditis?If symptoms return or fail to improve with renal replacement therapy, drug therapy may be considered.