Index by author
April 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 4
Thompson, Kristine M.
- You have accessPolly can make you sick: Pet bird-associated diseasesKeels S. Jorn, MD, Kristine M. Thompson, MD, Jan M. Larson, MD and Janis E. Blair, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 235-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08018
Bird owners are at risk of a number of bacterial, protozoal, fungal, viral, and parasitic zoonoses. We review the presentation, evaluation, and basic treatment of these diseases.
Tsai, Ming-Ju
- You have accessMultiple huge bullae after renal transplantMing-Ju Tsai, MD, Hung-Tien Kuo, MD and Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 221-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08066
The patient received a kidney transplant 3 months ago and is taking immunosuppressant drugs. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Zuccaro, Gregory
- You have accessEndoscopic therapy of recurrent acute pancreatitisMansour A. Parsi, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, John A. Dumot, DO and Gregory Zuccaro, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 225-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08017
Endoscopic therapy is an alternative to surgery for some patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis, ie, those whose disease is caused by gallstones or other mechanical processes that can obstruct outflow from the pancreas.