The development of vaccines has been one of the most important accomplishments for the human race due to one of the oldest foes to humanity: infectious diseases. The business of vaccines is very expensive,...
A 71-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes presented with dyspnea and septic shock. Volume resuscitation and antibiotics...
A 56-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of an asymptomatic rash on his bilateral thighs. He also reported occasional sores in his mouth. On further questioning, the patient reported recent weight...
A 61-year-old man presented to a family medicine clinic with acute onset pruritus, 40-lb weight loss over the duration of 3 months, and progressively worsening lethargy and fatigue.
We present a case on a 22-year-old college student with a pruritic rash on his mid-abdomen and ask you to make the diagnosis and treat the patient. Along the way, we'll provide details about the case,...
A 73-year-old woman presented with a rash on her upper back. She had a history of essential hypertension, hypothyroidism, and breast cancer, the latter of which had been treated with surgery, chemotherapy,...
A 4½-year-old boy who previously had been diagnosed with Williams syndrome presented to a pediatric clinic after the family had immigrated to the United States from Jalisco, Mexico.
A 71-year-old Black man presented to the emergency department with an upper gastrointestinal tract bleed. He presented with borderline shock prior to fluid resuscitation and transfusion of 4 units of packed...
This Photo Essay is part of a series describing and differentiating dermatologic lumps and bumps. This column highlights Fordyce spots and acrochordons.
An 85-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with altered mental status, uncontrolled hypertension, and tachycardia that had been noted during a regularly scheduled hemodialysis session. The lower part...
