This article identifies the common agents implicated in neuroleptic malignant syndrome, the pathophysiology of the syndrome, the clinical signs and symptoms, the risk factors, the laboratory and imaging...
A 37-year-old woman with no significant medical history was referred to the rheumatology clinic by her primary care provider for unexplained right calf pain and elevated inflammatory markers.
A 34-year-old woman with a medical history significant for allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergies, and childhood eczema presented with concern for a genital lesion of 2 days’ duration.
An 80-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis via a left arteriovenous fistula, and hypertension presented with a dry cough and had had a syncopal...
A 60-year-old woman wanted to discuss treatment options for her oral tori. The bony lesions had first appeared in her 30s and had remained asymptomatic until the past 2 or 3 years.
This article is part 4 of a 15-part series of Photo Essays describing and differentiating conditions affecting the nails. Parts 5 through 15 will be published in upcoming issues of Consultant. To access...
A 7-year-old girl was transferred from an outside hospital to an emergency department for further evaluation of vaginal bleeding. Reportedly, the child’s introitus had been penetrated when she had fallen...
A 78-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after receiving a new diagnosis of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He reported having fevers, weakness, and a pruritic rash that had been present for at...
