Dermatology

  • Hypothyroidism, eyelash loss
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Yu Suganami, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20009

    Testing showed high TSH, low T4, and antithyroid antibodies.

  • Trousseau sign and syndrome: Erroneous terms
    Steven Yale, MD, MACP, Halil Tekiner, PhD, Joseph Mazza, MD and Eileen Scott Yale, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.10002

    Trousseau never described a constellation of symptoms in this disease.

  • In Reply: Trousseau sign and syndrome: Erroneous terms
    Satish S. Maharaj, MD, Michael Omar, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Simone Chang, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.10003

    Trousseau sign should continue to be taught and recognized on physical examination.

  • 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.

  • Peripheral artery disease and unusual skin findings
    Aaron Andrew Heigaard Smith, MD, Erin Luxenberg, MD and Roberta Meyers, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 605-612; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19074

    A 68-year-old man was admitted because of worsening skin problems in his legs.

  • 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.

  • A seaworthy nautical tale and a pictured rash
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 453-454; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.08020

    In history’s first randomized controlled trial, James Lind gave 2 sailors lemons and oranges, and they got better.

  • Acute dacryocystitis
    Satvinder Singh Bakshi, MS, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 477; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19121

    Inflammation of the lacrimal sac is related to obstruction, which can be primary or secondary.

  • Scurvy: Old, but still relevant
    Mohamed A. Elfeki, MD, MSc, Tyler Schwiesow, MD, FACP and Zeeshan Jawa, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 478-479; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19123

    A patient with alcohol use disorder presented with progressively worsening fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and easy bruising.

  • Firm lesion on the lateral thigh
    Morteza Khodaee, MD, MPH and Eric Kim, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 394-395; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19107

    A 41-year-old man presented with concern about a lesion he had first noticed 6 years earlier.

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