Infectious Diseases
Environmental Dermatology
What's Eating You? Dermacentor andersoni
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Lipodystrophy
Congenital lipodystrophy is an uncommon autosomal recessive disorder that occurs mainly in females and is characterized by loss of subcutaneous...
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Recurrent Lumbosacral Herpes Simplex in the Bedridden Hospitalized Patient
A clinical variant of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, recurrent lumbosacral HSV, occurs in bedridden hospitalized patients.
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Recurrent Disseminated Herpes Zoster and Cytomegalic Perianal Ulcer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
We describe a patient with lymphocytic leukemia who developed multiple, disseminated, vesiculopustular eruptions in combination with perianal...
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nail Bed: Is Finger Predominance Another Clue to Etiology? A Report of 5 Cases
Although squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is commonly found on sun-exposed skin, the occurrence of this malignancy in the nail bed is rare.
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Cutaneous Infection With Mycobacterium xenopi
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Environmental Dermatology
What's Eating You? Xenopsylla cheopis
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Septic Embolization Arising From Infected Pseudoaneurysms Following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature
Septic embolization arising from infected pseudoaneurysms following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) constitutes a distinct...
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Routine Periodic Acid-Schiff Staining of Nail Plate Fragments in Fungal Cultures for Onychomycosis: A Method to Increase the Sensitivity of Diagnosis
We propose the routine staining of nail plate fragments with periodic acid-Schiff stain to increase diagnostic accuracy in diagnosing...
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Cutaneous Infection Caused by Serratia marcescens
An 86-year-old woman presented with a chronic granulomatous skin lesion on the dorsal aspect of her left hand. Histologic examination showed...
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Vaccine Era Measles in an Adult (See Errata 2001;67:154.)
Measles should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with fever and the characteristic viral exanthem, even if a history of...