By Zachary Elkin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
There are more than a million cases of herpes zoster (HZ) in the US annually [1-3]. The incidence of HZ, or shingles, has been rising in the US since …
By Zachary Elkin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
There are more than a million cases of herpes zoster (HZ) in the US annually [1-3]. The incidence of HZ, or shingles, has been rising in the US since …
By Bryan Stierman and Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case Presentation
A 35-year-old Hispanic woman presented to the emergency room with severe joint pain and swelling for one week.
The patient had a history of hypothyroidism …
By Carl M. Gay, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 61-year old man with a history of chronic genotype 1b hepatitis C virus infection of unknown duration arrives for his semiannual appointment in the Hepatology …
By Robert Mazgaj
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Morgellons disease is an “unexplained dermopathy” characterized by fibers emerging from skin lesions, and associated with various cutaneous sensations.[1] Inspired by a curious medical condition reported by a 17th …
By Bryan Stierman
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Staphylococcus aureus, first discovered in the 1880s, is one of the most widespread human pathogens. It is also a commensal organism, with about 20% of the population permanently colonized …
By Jeffrey Krutoy, DDS
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Bacterial infective endocarditis is a potentially devastating disease, and while it may be an easy tradition to blame the dentist, recent research and new guidelines from the American …
By Nicole Sunseri
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In Africa, there lurks a stealthy and powerful beast. Is it a lion, a black mamba, or a crocodile? No, it is the Anopheles mosquito. Although less than the …
By Kevin Burns
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On December 22, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil; Merck, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) for prevention of anal cancer …