Infectious Diseases
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West Nile infections rising in the U.S.
West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States.
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Despite recent uptick in cases, leprosy is very rare, expert says
Over the past several years, 150-250 cases of leprosy have been reported each year.
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Study highlights diagnostic challenges of differentiating lichen sclerosus from vitiligo
The investigators aimed to characterize differences in LS and vitiligo based on history, physical exam, and demographic findings at the initial...
Conference Coverage
Offering HPV vaccine at age 9 linked to greater series completion
Despite recommendations to bundle HPV vaccine administration with that of Tdap and meningococcal vaccines, offering it sooner increases the...
Photo Challenge
Violaceous Plaque on the Metacarpophalangeal Joints
A 24-year-old man presented with a slowly growing, asymptomatic lesion on the left dorsal fourth and fifth metacarpophalangeal joints of 5 years’...
Photo Challenge
Erythematous Plaques on the Dorsal Aspect of the Hand
A 33-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic rash on the left hand that was suspected by her primary care physician to be a flare of hand...
Case Letter
Cryptococcus neoformans Panniculitis Unmasked: A Paradoxical Reaction to Therapy
Panniculitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans is a rare complication in solid organ transplant recipients.
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FDA approves cantharidin for molluscum contagiosum
The development marks the first FDA-approved treatment for the condition.
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Case report describes pediatric RIME triggered by norovirus
The study author says the incidence of RIME appears to be increasing, although its true epidemiology is unknown.
Case Letter
Penile Herpes Vegetans in a Patient With Well-controlled HIV
Maintain a high clinical suspicion for herpes vegetans in a patient who has a history of immunosuppression and presents with exophytic genital...
News from the FDA/CDC
Pneumococcal vaccine label adds injection-site risk
Reports of injection-site necrosis emerged after the vaccine had been approved by the FDA and was administered to a large, diverse, real-world...