Infectious Diseases
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Doctors still overprescribing fluoroquinolones despite risks
“There probably is overprescription by primary care doctors for urinary tract infections and respiratory infections, when there could be...
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Erythematous Pedunculated Plaque on the Dorsal Aspect of the Foot
A 13-year-old adolescent girl presented for evaluation of a lesion on the dorsal aspect of the right foot of 1 week’s duration. She previously had...
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Postherpetic Pink, Smooth, Annular Convalescing Plaques
An 82-year-old man presented with painful, pink, smooth, annular convalescing plaques on the right back, flank, and abdomen in a zosteriform...
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A Hispanic male presented with a 3-month history of a spreading, itchy rash
A 48-year-old Hispanic male with no significant medical history presented with a 3-month history of a spreading, itchy rash on his trunk, buttocks...
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Nonhealing Violaceous Plaque of the Hand Following a Splinter Injury
A 70-year-old immunocompetent man presented to the dermatology department with a progressive asymptomatic hand wound of 2 years’ duration...
From the Journals
Surprising link between herpes zoster and dementia
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Current monkeypox outbreak marked by unconventional spread, clinical features
Dermatologists may be the first point of contact for a person infected with the monkeypox virus.
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Manufacturer announces FDA approval for molluscum treatment delayed
VP-102 is a proprietary drug-device combination of cantharidin 0.7% administered through a single-use precision applicator.
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Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus–like Isotopic Response to Herpes Zoster Infection
Wolf isotopic response describes the development of a skin disorder at the site of another healed and unrelated skin disease.
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Monkeypox quarantines not needed in U.S., Biden says
Belgium is the first country to put a mandatory 21-day quarantine in place for monkeypox patients as cases spread globally.
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Rabies: CDC updates and simplifies preexposure prophylaxis vaccination recommendations
“I hope more people will take advantage of the titer checks and potentially save the patient some money.”