Dermatology
- Vulvar and gluteal manifestations of Crohn disease
Crohn disease is associated with extraintestinal manifestations in up to 45% of patients.
- Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease.
- Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.
- Thinker’s sign
In a patient with orthopnea, pressure of the elbows on the thighs can cause hyperpigmentation and skin thickening.
- Aleukemic leukemia cutis February 2019
Readers comment on aleukemic leukemia cutis (February 2019) and on human papillomavirus vaccination (March 2019).
- Pyoderma gangrenosum mistaken for diabetic ulcer
A man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, anemia, and ulcerative colitis presented with an ulcer on his leg.
- Norwegian scabies
Norwegian scabies is extremely contagious, and outbreaks can spread in institutions.
- Aleukemic leukemia cutis
An 85-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive nodules on the scalp, neck, trunk, and extremities.
- Small fibers, large impact
The wide interest in small fi ber neuropathy may reflect our current apparent epidemic of chronic pain.