Rare Diseases
Photo Rounds
Cutaneous eruption on chest and back
The cause of this “dirty” rash was fairly obvious to us, but only because we’d encountered this rare skin disorder before.
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Copper ring around cornea
News
Novel antimetabolite strategy slows progression of deadly mesothelioma
Key clinical point: An antimetabolite strategy that cuts off the supply of arginine to tumors may benefit patients with mesothelioma.Major finding...
Conference Coverage
Dissociation found to mediate ketamine’s antidepressive effects
Key clinical point: Some degree of dissociation might be needed "as a proxy for the strength of the NMDA receptor blockade because of its...
Conference Coverage
Lurasidone monotherapy improves quality of life in bipolar I
Key clinical point: Lurasidone appears to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I depression without the metabolic complications...
News
Economic cost of autism disorders is considerable
Key clinical point: Interventions are needed for patients with autism spectrum disorders that might "reduce later high expenditures by changing...
Conference Coverage
Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?
Key clinical point: A significant proportion of NAFLD-related HCC patients have no cirrhosis at presentation, so clinicians need to maintain a...
News
CBT effective for social anxiety disorder even with comorbidities
Key clinical point: Twelve 2-hour manualized group CBT sessions can bring positive results for patients with comorbid SAD and bipolar disorder,...
Conference Coverage
Suicidal acts rise with longer duration of high-risk mood disorder states
Key clinical point: Effective acute therapies have the potential to significantly decrease suicide attempts among mood disorder patients.
Applied Evidence
What caused elevated liver enzymes in this postpartum patient?
This patient had epigastric pain, chills, and nausea, but no fever, vomiting, or pruritus. How would you proceed?
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Purpuric lesions in an elderly woman
A diagnosis of asthma 3 years earlier shed some light on the lesions that had recently erupted on this patient’s trunk and extremities.