Infectious Diseases

  • Bedbugs: Awareness is key
    Whitney A. High, MD, JD, MEng
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 212-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17001

    Bedbugs are back, and they are everywhere. Not all who are bitten have reactions.

  • Vulvovaginitis: Find the cause to treat it
    Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG and Jessian L. Munoz, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 215-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15163

    The cause is usually infectious, but noninfectious causes should also be considered, and differentiating them can be challenging.

  • Erythematous patches with keratotic annular borders on the glans penis
    Elisabeth Gómez-Moyano, MD, PhD, Inmaculada Ureña-Garnica, MD, PhD, Sara Manrique-Arija, MD, PhD and Luis Miguel Perez-Belmonte, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2017, 84 (1) 23-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15145

    Reactive arthritis was diagnosed on the basis of urethritis, ocular symptoms, circinate balanitis, and sacroiliitis.

  • Treating Helicobacter pylori effectively while minimizing misuse of antibiotics
    Akiko Shiotani, MD, PhD, Hong Lu, MD, PhD, Maria Pina Dore, MD, PhD and David Y. Graham, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 310-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14110

    H pylori infection is an infectious disease and should be treated like one, with due consideration of resistance.

  • Thoughtful vaccination
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 340-341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.05017

    Vaccination against the varicella-zoster virus reduces the likelihood of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia.

  • Serotonin syndrome (November 2016)
    Cielo Z. Rose, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 342-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.05001

    A reader comments on serotonin syndrome (November 2016).

  • In reply: Serotonin syndrome (November 2016)
    Vishal Vashistha, MD, Sukhdeep Kaur, MD, Robert Z. Wang, MD and Gregory Rutecki
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 342-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.05002
  • A burning sensation in the mouth
    Satvinder Singh Bakshi, MS, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 344-345; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16005

    The patient was a smoker with poor oral hygiene.

  • Preventing herpes zoster through vaccination: New developments
    Phuc Le, PhD, MPH, Camille Sabella, MD and Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 359-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16020

    Because protection wanes by 10 years, a booster dose may be necessary but is not yet recommended.

  • Fungal organisms in the brain (February 2017)
    Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD, Andrea V. Arrossi, MD and Carol F. Farver, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.06001

    Readers comment on fungal organisms in the brain (February 2017).

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