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From the Editor
- Continuous glucose monitoring: High-tech devices still need some low-tech backup
High-end devices that monitor patients’ physiology offer many benefits, but device malfunctions and disruptions are not rare events.
The Clinical Picture
- Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation
Dermoscopy of the skin lesions revealed homogeneous depigmented areas with perifollicular pigmentation.
- Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen
The patient had a 2-month history of a lesion on the left groin that caused a burning sensation.
Symptoms to Diagnosis
- Abdominal pain in a patient with epistaxis, telangiectasias, and arteriovenous malformations
The pain was radiating to the back, exacerbated by eating, and accompanied by intermittent nausea and fatigue.
Review
- Using continuous glucose monitoring data in daily clinical practice
The authors review data elements of the Ambulatory Glucose Profile Report, a standardized format for displaying glucose monitoring data, and present a structured approach to using the data to optimize glycemic management.
Incidentally detected noninfectious thoracic aortitis: A clinical approachThe author reviews how aortitis is detected, its many possible causes, and the workup and treatment of patients who are found to have it.
Editorial
- Sorting out aortic aneurysms: A team enterprise
Aortic aneurysms present considerable diagnostic and treatment challenges owing to their diverse causes, incomplete understanding of pathogenesis, and variations in presentation and disease course.
