Rare Diseases
News
Expected spike in acute flaccid myelitis did not occur in 2020
COVID-19 interventions may have reduced transmission of the associated enteroviruses.
News
FDA approves first once-weekly growth hormone for children
The heiGHt trial demonstrated noninferiority of lonapegsomatropin to somatropin daily injections.
Article
Crusted Papules on the Bilateral Helices and Lobules
A healthy 42-year-old Japanese man presented with painful lymphadenopathy and fevers of 1 month’s duration as well as a pruritic rash and...
DermaDiagnosis
This Rash Really Stinks!
This 50-year-old woman has had an uncomfortable (and at times smelly) rash under her breasts for years. Will your diagnosis provide relief at last...
News
Outcomes have improved for PAH in connective tissue disease
Modern treatments and combination approaches may have contributed to overall improvements in survival in patients with pulmonary arterial...
Article
Large, painful facial cysts
Literature Review
First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome
The unique clinical features in the U.S. case are urinary retention secondary to dysautonomia and ocular symptoms of...
News
Two rare neurologic conditions linked to COVID-19
Two variants of Guillain-Barré syndrome—Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis—have been linked with COVID-19 infection.
News
First case of COVID-19 presenting as Guillain-Barré reported
A case report from China suggests a possible association between GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Conference Coverage
When to suspect calciphylaxis and what to do about it
Calciphylaxis is a skin condition with no generally accepted diagnostic criteria clinically, radiographically, or histologically.