Infectious Diseases

  • The initial viral infection may be only part of the story
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 476-477; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.09021

    We clearly see that the coronavirus elicits syndromes far afield from respiratory tissues. But a virus eliciting effects seemingly distinct from the primary infection is nothing new.

  • Abdominal pseudohernia due to herpes zoster
    Junki Mizumoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 480-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20178

    A 66-year-old man presents with bulging and persistent burning pain in the right abdominal side for 4 days.

  • Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
    Satoshi Hayano, MD, Kenichiro Tokunaga, MD, Yusuke Imamura, MD and Hideto Oshikawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 484-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20204

    A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.

  • An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss
    Marc Ohlhausen, BS, Eden Bernstein, MD and Craig D. Nielsen, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 494-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20077

    Steroid treatment for suspected giant cell arteritis brought no improvement in vision or headache severity.

  • Shedding light on subungual digital mucous cysts
    Taylor Bullock, BS, Daniel Michalik, MD, Rashmi Unwala, MD and John Anthony, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 426-427; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20125

    Transillumination is a quick and easy way to diagnose digital mucous cysts and rule out other subungual masses.

  • Eruptive seborrheic keratosis: A perilous clue
    Akanksha Kaushik, MD, Soufila KT, MD, Manju Daroach, MD, Divya Aggarwal, MD, Pulkit Rastogi, MD, DM and Muthu Sendhil Kumaran, MD, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 428-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20124

    An abrupt increase in seborrheic keratoses in patients with an underlying malignancy is called the Leser-Trélat sign.

  • ‘Guidelines to Practice’ series: Asthma in adults
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.07021

    A clinically useful summary, highlighting the practical and newer conceptual aspects of the guidelines.

  • Fever, rash, pruritus: Sweet syndrome
    Giovani M. Zelada, MD and Paul B. Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20053

    The patient received intramuscular and oral antibiotics at an urgent care center, but the symptoms worsened.

  • Outpatient management of asthma in adults: A snapshot of the 2020 GINA report
    Kavya Kommaraju, MD and Mani Latifi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 377-380; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20167

    A review of the guidelines, with a focus on what’s new and clinically important.

  • Evolving distal signs
    Zackary D. Goff, MD, Sandra E. Zaeh, MD, MS, Michael K. Poku, MD, John N. Aucott, MD and Allan C. Gelber, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 310-312; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20126

    The patient’s evolving signs and symptoms prompted a reconsideration of his diagnosis.

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