Dermatology
- Vitamin D supplementation: Pearls for practicing clinicians
A review of how to assess and counsel patients on the use of vitamin D, with patient scenarios clinicians are likely to encounter, and an overview of current recommendations for vitamin D supplementation.
- Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update
Cutaneous findings can be clues to the diagnosis and infection severity in viral illnesses, including COVID-19.
- Hypertrichosis and topical corticosteroid use
The xerotic dermatitis had resolved 2 years earlier, but the patient had continued to apply the medication.
- Soft tissue sarcoma: Recognizing a rare disease
Awareness of the signs and symptoms ensures prompt referral to a sarcoma center for appropriate assessment and treatment to optimize outcomes.
- A large, painless bulla on the right foot
A patient with a history of type 2 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy had a hemoglobin A1c of 10.3% at presentation.
- A perspective on discussing COVID-19 vaccines: Efficacy and adverse effects
Physicians should be vigilant and open-minded regarding possible adverse reactions to the vaccines, and should take time to discuss the demonstrated efficacy of vaccines with patients.
- COVID-19 vaccine-induced cellulitis and myositis
The day after receiving the second dose of the mRNA vaccine, redness and pain developed at the injection site, eventually involving the whole left arm and shoulder.
- Exanthem and enanthem with fever and dyspnea
The patient presented with high fever, productive cough, dyspnea, generalized myalgias, conjunctivitis, and whitish elevations with an erythematous base on the buccal mucosa.
- Chronic venous outflow obstruction: An important cause of chronic venous disease
A review of the key factors to consider in management of chronic venous outflow obstruction, and advice on how best to get patients the care they need.
- Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed small, shallow ulcers and erosions surrounded by red haloes, spread diffusely throughout the stomach and duodenum.