Volume 42 - Issue 1 - January 2002

Parotid tumors comprise approxi­mately 80% to 85% of salivary gland tumors.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that involves the respiratory tract in 88% of affected patients.

Approximately 10% of all cases of gallbladder inflammation are caused by acute acalculous cholecystitis.

Other frequently involved joints include ankles, knees, wrists, elbows, and joints of the feet and hands.

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is an idiopathic acute febrile illness of less than 7 days' duration.

The events of September-October 2001 involving the deliberate delivery of anthrax spores through the US postal system provide an introduction to the issues and potential scenarios that can arise from the...

The goal in managing many musculoskeletal injuries is now early mobilization-not immobilization.

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For primary care providers, it is prudent to remind parents that they need to take care of themselves first so they will be able to care for their children.

A large number of lymphangiomas in a localized area, such as this patient's foot, are associated with widespread lymphatic abnormality.

Francisella tularensis is usually transmitted to humans from infected rabbits and other small animals.

A 7-year-old girl is brought to your office by her parents, who state that she has had redness around her left eye for the past 2 to 3 days.

Despite major advances in the treatment of cancer, prevention remains the best method of control.

Plague is a zoonotic disease, and rodents are the primary reservoir.

<div id="article-content-body"><p>A systematically performed neurologic screening assessment need not be time-consuming, and it can yield crucial information. Let the patient's...