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- Abdominal pseudohernia due to herpes zoster
A 66-year-old man presents with bulging and persistent burning pain in the right abdominal side for 4 days.
- Leriche syndrome
Physical examination revealed pallor of the toes, cold extremities, dry skin, and absence of bilateral femoral pulses. The patient also disclosed erectile dysfunction.
- Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.
- Teriparatide: Label changes and identifying patients for long-term use
The changes leave clinicians with the challenge of identifying appropriate patients.
- An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss
Steroid treatment for suspected giant cell arteritis brought no improvement in vision or headache severity.
- Stress testing and noninvasive coronary imaging: What’s the best test for my patient?
A review of current tests, what they measure, their diagnostic and prognostic value, and their limitations.
- Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit
Three hypothetical cases elucidate medical, ethical, and legal considerations in common end-of-life situations encountered in the ICU.
- Autoimmune brain disease: Think before testing
Immune serologic tests are not specific for any defined clinical diagnosis and thus should not be used to drive therapeutic decisions.
- Pseudopathologic vertebral body enhancement
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed sclerotic enhancement of the T1 vertebral body and the vertebral bodies from C2 to T2.