Latest Articles

  • Rheumatologie manifestations of HIV-1 and HTLV-I infections
    Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, MD and Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1998, 65 (8) 436-441;

    HIV, the new great mimic, is protean in its clinical manifestations, which can include rheumatologic syndromes.

  • In response: Agitated dementia (April 1998)
    Kathleen Franco, MD, Robert M. Palmer, MD and Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1998, 65 (8) 443-444;
  • Ultrasound and alendronate: New tools for osteoporosis screening and treatment
    Richard P. Tonino, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1998, 65 (8) 398-401;

    Ultrasound should make osteoporosis easier to diagnose, and alendronate should make it easier to treat.

  • Enthusiasm for ultrasound for osteoporosis screening is premature
    Bradford J. Richmond, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1998, 65 (8) 403-404;

    Ultrasound shows promise for osteoporosis screening, but before the medical community embraces it, many questions need to be answered.

  • Dear Colleague
    John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1998, 65 (8) 394;
  • Newer management options in patients with spinal metastasis
    Robert F. McLain, MD and Gordon R. Bell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1998, 65 (7) 359-367;

    For some patients with spinal metastasis, new surgical options can prolong survival and immediately improve function. With an illustration that explains the new treatment options.

  • A 40-year-old woman with a “windmill” pattern of sensory disturbance
    Mary Rensel, MD and R. Philip Kinkel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1998, 65 (7) 377-385;

    What is the likely cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-quiz on a clinical case.

  • Dear Colleague
    John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1998, 65 (7) 338;
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease: The importance of aggressive treatment in adolescents
    Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1998, 65 (7) 369-376;

    PID and its major sequelae of tubal scarring, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility are preventable if physicians diagnose it early and treat it aggressively. With an illustration explaining why adolescents are at greater risk for PID.

  • The cruel “cancer cure” hype
    Maurie Markman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1998, 65 (7) 386-387;

    The unrealistic hopes raised by recent news reports of an impending cure for cancer were cruel to patients.

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