Infectious Diseases
- Medical complications of bulimia nervosa
Complications can affect all body systems, but especially the renal and electrolyte systems.
- COVID-19: An unwelcome guest that won’t leave
Long-lasting economic and societal effects, and lingering post-infection symptoms.
- Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’
An estimated 10% of COVID-19 survivors continue to experience symptoms weeks to months after symptoms appear.
- What is causing the ‘long-hauler’ phenomenon after COVID-19?
We are still early in our understanding of COVID-19 and its many manifestations.
- Vaccinating the unvaccinated adult
Numbers of unvaccinated children are on the rise, but when they grow up, some of them come in for care.
- Crowned dens syndrome: Caution about asymptomatic calcification
An 88-year-old man developed fever, headache, and posterior neck pain resistant to initial therapy.
- Calcium pyrophosphate deposition and crowned dens syndrome
Patients are typically over age 65, often with significant leukocytosis and dramatically elevated inflammatory markers.
- Is it safe to start steroids at home for a COPD exacerbation after virtual assessment in the COVID-19 era?
Yes. Corticosteroids are beneficial, and virtual visits are appropriate, especially in this pandemic.
- A cutaneous clue to HIV infection
A retired trucker presented with fever, cough, dyspnea, and a rash on his forehead.
Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditisWhat if echocardiographic findings are initially negative and the patient continues to have bacteremia?