Dermatology

  • Exanthem and enanthem with fever and dyspnea
    George D. Liatsos, MD, PhD and Emmanouil Koullias, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 653-655; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21047

    The patient presented with high fever, productive cough, dyspnea, generalized myalgias, conjunctivitis, and whitish elevations with an erythematous base on the buccal mucosa.

  • Chronic venous outflow obstruction: An important cause of chronic venous disease
    Chronic venous outflow obstruction: An important cause of chronic venous disease
    Matthew Harris, MBBS, MRCS and Chung Sim Lim, MBBS, PhD, FRCS, FEBVS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 680-688; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21068

    A review of the key factors to consider in management of chronic venous outflow obstruction, and advice on how best to get patients the care they need.

  • Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection
    Nobukazu Agatsuma, MD, Kaoru Tsujioka, MD, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, MD, PhD, Yasuki Nakatani, MD and Yukitaka Yamashita, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2021, 88 (11) 592-593; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20151

    Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed small, shallow ulcers and erosions surrounded by red haloes, spread diffusely throughout the stomach and duodenum.

  • Generalized acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a young female
    Omair Ali Khan, MBBS, Mahnoor Sherazi, MBBS, Sheharyar Raashid, MBBS, Attiya Tareen, MBBS, FCPS and Saba Aneeqa, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2021, 88 (11) 598-600; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20202

    A history of systemic lupus and discontinuation of medications for 3 months led to increased disease activity.

  • Abdominal pseudohernia due to herpes zoster
    Junki Mizumoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 480-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20178

    A 66-year-old man presents with bulging and persistent burning pain in the right abdominal side for 4 days.

  • Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
    Satoshi Hayano, MD, Kenichiro Tokunaga, MD, Yusuke Imamura, MD and Hideto Oshikawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 484-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20204

    A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.

  • Shedding light on subungual digital mucous cysts
    Taylor Bullock, BS, Daniel Michalik, MD, Rashmi Unwala, MD and John Anthony, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 426-427; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20125

    Transillumination is a quick and easy way to diagnose digital mucous cysts and rule out other subungual masses.

  • Eruptive seborrheic keratosis: A perilous clue
    Akanksha Kaushik, MD, Soufila KT, MD, Manju Daroach, MD, Divya Aggarwal, MD, Pulkit Rastogi, MD, DM and Muthu Sendhil Kumaran, MD, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 428-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20124

    An abrupt increase in seborrheic keratoses in patients with an underlying malignancy is called the Leser-Trélat sign.

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex
    Jesica Martín Carmona, MD, Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Ana Raquel de Castro Almeida, MD and Leandro Martínez Pilar, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 367-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20075

    A rare disorder caused by mutations of tumor-suppressor genes.

  • Fever, rash, pruritus: Sweet syndrome
    Giovani M. Zelada, MD and Paul B. Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20053

    The patient received intramuscular and oral antibiotics at an urgent care center, but the symptoms worsened.

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