Elizabeth Mulaikal MD, Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The answer to the mystery quiz is pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii infection. The patient’s clinical presentation of fevers and night sweats suggested an infectious process or B symptoms due to lymphoma. The initial chest radiograph (image 1) demonstrated a left hilar mass which …
By Cassia Wells, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week as the world said goodbye to 2012 and welcomed the new year, the economic “fiscal cliff” dominated the US news cycles. A deal …
Iulia Giuroiu, MD
These past few weeks and surely for some time to come, the tragedy in Newtown, CT will weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and our thoughts, prayers and support go out to …
Elizabeth Mulaikal MD, Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is a 55 year old African American male with a 60 pack year history of tobacco use and AIDS,who presented with 1 month of intermittent fevers and weight loss. His most recent CD4 count and viral load were 2/cmm and …
By Shyam Amin, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Welcome back to Clinical Correlations! These last couple months have been largely dominated by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. Just …
While we here at New York University-Langone Medical Center and our three hospitals, Tisch, Bellevue and the Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor regroup after …
By Jeffrey Shyu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Climate change has been linked to a variety of adverse effects on human health, effects that are expected to worsen in the coming decades [1]. …
By Nicole A. Lamparello, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Monopolizing the news channels this week was the First Presidential Debate. President Barak Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney discussed essential domestic issues, …