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August 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 8

  1. Bea-ardebol, Sonio

    1. Sudden hair loss associated with trachyonychia
      Sergio Vañó-Galván, MD, Sonsoles Aboín, MD, Sonio Beà-Ardebol, MD and Juan Luis Santiago Sánchez-Mateos, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2008, 75 (8) 567-568;

      A 30-year-old woman has been having episodes of sudden hair loss in well-demarcated areas of her scalp for the past 6 months. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  2. Bell, Gordon

    1. Identifying serious causes of back pain: Cancer, infection, fracture
      Krzysztof Siemionow, MD, Michael Steinmetz, MD, Gordon Bell, MD, Hakan Ilaslan, MD and Robert F. McLain, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2008, 75 (8) 557-566;

      Most patients with back pain have a benign condition, but tumors, infections, and fractures must be considered during an initial evaluation because overlooking them can have serious consequences.

  3. Budzikowski, Adam S.

    1. Congenital long QT syndrome: Considerations for primary care physicians
      Congenital long QT syndrome: Considerations for primary care physicians
      Ethan Levine, DO, Spencer Z. Rosero, MD, Adam S. Budzikowski, MD, PhD, Arthur J. Moss, MD, Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD and James P. Daubert, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2008, 75 (8) 591-600;

      We now know more about the genetic basis of different types of long QT syndrome and their clinical implications. In one type, patients can die suddenly during exercise, in another, during inactivity, and in a third, when startled, such as by an alarm clock. The right therapy can dramatically reduce the risk.

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