Rare Diseases
DermaDiagnosis
Is Man Balding “Just Like Dad”?
A 39-year-old man presents with a two-month history of focal hair loss that has not responded to treatment. His primary care provider prescribed...
News
Suboptimal, Dissatisfying Treatment Affects Many Psoriasis Patients
Major finding: Nearly half of the patients with mild psoriasis were receiving no treatments at all in 2011, while 42% of them were treated with...
CE/CME
Herpes Zoster Infection
Although accreditation for this CE/CME activity has expired, and the posttest is no longer available, you can still read the full article....
funDERMentals
A fingernail "infection" present since birth
Joe Monroe describes a case of a "fungal infection" that has affected the patient's fingernails since birth.
DermaDiagnosis
Thumb: Scaling with Pitted Nail Plate
About a year ago, this 40-year-old man developed scaling on the distal one-third of his thumbnail.
funDERMentals
Hair loss comes and goes, always causing distress
Joe Monroe discusses many of the forms of hair loss and sheds light on distinguishing them.
DermaDiagnosis
All of Her Friends Say She Has Ringworm
Three weeks ago, a 25-year-old woman noticed an asymp¬tomatic lesion of unknown origin on her chest. Since then, smaller versions have appeared in...
Clinical Review
Kawasaki Disease
Clinical Review
Pregnant Woman, 39, With Hypertension and New-Onset Proteinuria
In pregnant patients, elevated liver enzymes may indicate one of several serious conditions; which one is affecting this patient, and how would...
PURLs
What's best for IBS?
A meta-analysis confirms the usefulness of antispasmodics and antidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome, but finds bulking agents to be of...