September 3rd 2024
The updated COVID-19 vaccine targets the currently circulating Omicron variant JN.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2.
HIV/AIDS and Starfish: "It Makes A Difference to This One"
February 20th 2013Millions of years of life have been saved by antiretroviral therapy. For more lives to be saved, for more years of life to be gained, patients and doctors need to be aware of the risk of HIV infection and to be amendable to screening.
Condylomata Acuminata (Severe External Genital Warts)
January 28th 2013Condylomata acuminata this extensive are beyond the capacity of all topical therapies. The area was initially treated by carbon dioxide laser ablation, and residual small foci of infection were subsequently treated with topical 5% imiquimod cream.
Oroesophageal Candidiasis in a Patient With AIDS
January 18th 2013Topical treatment for oral candidiasis is not as effective when there is esophageal involvement. Topical treatments include nystatin, amphotericin B solution, and miconazole tablets. Systemic therapy given orally includes the azoles, of which fluconazole remains the most effective commonly prescribed. Voriconazole is effective against some resistant strains of Candida. Echinocandins, a newer class of drugs, inhibit cell wall synthesis.
Elderly Woman With Simultaneous Deep Venous and Arterial Thrombosis
January 8th 2013This patient had unilateral petechiae on the dorsum of the left foot. If the petechiae were symmetric, the first condition on the differential diagnosis would be thrombocytopenia. Here, though, the platelet count was normal. The patient also had a duplex of both the arterial and venous systems that showed complete thrombosis of both the arterial AND venous systems.