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  • Spotty skin pigmentation in Carney complex
    Azusa Sano, MD, Yosuke Ono, MD, PhD, Naoya Fujita, MD and Yuji Tanaka, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 307-308; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21069

    Characteristic skin findings and their locations can indicate underlying hereditary lentiginosis syndromes.

  • Atypical erythema as a clinical presentation of tinea incognito
    Ana Ravić Nikolić, MD, PhD and Gordana Ristić
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 295-296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21091

    The lesions were originally diagnosed as contact allergic dermatitis and treated with topical corticosteroids, but culture revealed Trichophyton rubrum.

  • Skin-colored papules on the cheeks, acrochordons on the axillae
    Irene López Riquelme, MD, María Ayala Blanca, MD, PhD and Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 297-299; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21087

    Biopsy revealed dermal follicular structures surrounded by a perifollicular fibrous sheath and a densely fibrous stroma, consistent with a fibrofolliculoma.

  • Palliative care: An update for internists
    Rachel D. Havyer, MD, FAAHPM, Nauzley Abedini, MD, MSc, Robert L. Jayes, MD, Brenda Matti-Orozco, MD, Daniel H. Pomerantz, MD, MPH and Aziz A. Ansari, DO, SFHM, FAAHPM, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 262-268; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21075

    A review of recent research to guide symptom management, advance-care planning, and communication training to maximize compassionate care.

  • Managing stage 1 hypertension: Consider the risks, stop the progression
    Abel Hooker, MD, Kevin G. Buda, DO and Maarya Pasha, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 244-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21101

    Guidelines on managing patients with stage 1 hypertension and a low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

  • The underappreciated role of documentation in improving COPD care
    Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar, MD, MSc and Naseema Merchant, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 249-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21044

    Despite the importance of providing guideline-concordant care, there are still barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations in providing care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  • Hampton hump in acute pulmonary embolism
    Sovik De Sirkar, MD, Joshua Newman, MD, Sorcha Allen, MB, BCh, BAO, Ahmed Elkaryoni, MD, Alexandru Marginean, MD and Amir Darki, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 236-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21058

    A 50-year-old patient presented with worsening dyspnea and cough with bilateral swelling of the lower extremities, with left-side swelling greater than right-side swelling.

  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: A neurologist’s perspective
    Elaine Wyllie, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 260-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21129

    Confirming the diagnosis is only the start of the journey. The greater challenge and opportunity lie in how physicians present the diagnosis to the patient and family.

  • Esophageal adenocarcinoma: A dire need for early detection and treatment
    Esophageal adenocarcinoma: A dire need for early detection and treatment
    Abel Joseph, MD, Siva Raja, MD, PhD, Suneel Kamath, MD, Sunguk Jang, MD, Daniela Allende, MD, Mike McNamara, MD, Gregory Videtic, MD, Sudish Murthy, MD and Amit Bhatt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 269-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21053

    A clinical overview focused on screening, multidisciplinary evaluation, and treatment of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.

  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: An empathetic, practical approach
    Becky Bikat S. Tilahun, PhD and Jocelyn F. Bautista, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2022, 89 (5) 252-259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21109

    Barriers to care include clinician misperceptions, lack of acceptance of the diagnosis, poor patient engagement with treatment, and lack of access to care.

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