<p>Although the number of persons with tuberculosis (TB) disease in the United States is at an all-time low (11,182 total cases in 2010), about 4% of the US population, or 11 million people,...
<p>The lesion on this 7-month-old boy’s forehead developed several weeks earlier after minor trauma to the area. It had rapidly enlarged and become irritated.</p>
<p>These hypopigmented ovoid lesions appeared each year in the spring and persisted into the early fall. The 23-year-old patient reported that the lesions were asymptomatic. A potassium hydroxide...
<p>A 45-year-old African American man is admitted to the hospital with unremitting fever, severe headache, rigors, and a cough. Three days earlier he had sought medical attention at a health clinic...
<p>A chink in the NSAID armor began with a host of gastrointestinal complications. Then followed reports of serious renal injury. Lately, certain NSAIDs (selective COX-2 inhibitors) were suspected of...
<p>A new study identifies factors that influence initiation and completion of HPV vaccination.</p>
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Alexander K. C. Leung, MD University of CalgaryDr Leung is clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.
<p><strong>ABSTRACT:</strong>&nbsp;Inherited or “pattern” baldness affects many more men than women. The hair loss pattern differs between the sexes. In men, the hair loss usually...
Despite use of antiretroviral therapy, infections cause morbidity and mortality in people with HIV, and exposure to opportunistic pathogens remains a concern.
Consider the possibility of bladder outlet obstruction in any man over the age of 50, but also keep an open mind with younger men. Remember, however, that not all voiding problems result from benign...
For the past few weeks, pruritic patches have been erupting on a 38-year-old man’s extremities. He recalls that similar lesions occurred during the past 2 winters. The patient has a history of seasonal...
<p>Would it be silly to ask, “Is the history and physical examination worth performing anymore?” especially in this era of high-technology medicine? Does it matter if the diagnosis is made by the...
