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Eating Disorders Often Go Undiagnosed in Patients Who Have a History of Obesity

Eating Disorders Often Go Undiagnosed in Patients Who Have a History of Obesity
A case report in the October 2013 Pediatrics, “Eating Disorders in Adolescents With a History of Obesity,” published online Sept. 9, describes the specific challenges in the… Continue reading →

Decreased Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis.

Decreased Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis.

Am J Med Sci. 2013 Aug 7;
Kilic G, Kilic E, Akgul O, Ozgocmen S

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a severe connective tissue disease. Although musculoskeletal involvement is… Continue reading →

Pyogenic Granuloma on the Tongue: A Pediatric Case Report.

Pyogenic granuloma on the tongue: a pediatric case report.

Gen Dent. 2013 Aug; 61(5): 27-9
Ximenes M, Triches TC, Cardoso M, Bolan M

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a rare, benign, vascular, hyperplasic, soft tissue lesion caused by diverse factors,… Continue reading →

Are “Bath Salts” on Your Differential List? a Case Report of Delirium and Agitation After Use of Illicit Bath Salts.

Are “bath salts” on your differential list? A case report of delirium and agitation after use of illicit bath salts.

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2013; 15(2):
Sethi R, Vasudeva S

HubMed – addiction

Homeostatic regulation of memory systems… Continue reading →

Thymic Hyperplasia Associated With Graves’ Disease in a 10-Year-Old Boy.

Thymic Hyperplasia Associated with Graves’ Disease in a 10-year-old Boy.

Clin Pediatr Endocrinol. 2011 Jul; 20(3): 61-4
Kawano A, Kohno H

Thymic hyperplasia associated with Graves’ disease is rarely reported in children, although it is not uncommon in adults.… Continue reading →

Prosthodontic Management of Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia With Anodontia: A Case Report in Pediatric Patient and Review of Literature.

Prosthodontic management of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with anodontia: a case report in pediatric patient and review of literature.

Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2013 Apr; 3(2): 277-81
Ladda R, Gangadhar S, Kasat V, Bhandari A

Ectodermal dysplasias are rare… Continue reading →

Teriflunomide.

Teriflunomide.

Neurol Clin Pract. 2013 Jun; 3(3): 254-260
Oh J, O’Connor PW

Teriflunomide is a novel disease-modifying agent that was recently approved for use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Teriflunomide has demonstrated clinical efficacy and safety in… Continue reading →

Predictors of Residential Treatment Retention Among Individuals With Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders.

Predictors of residential treatment retention among individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2013 Apr-Jun; 45(2): 122-31
Choi S, Adams SM, MacMaster SA, Seiters J

A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse… Continue reading →

Wide-Awake Wrist Arthroscopy and Open TFCC Repair.

Wide-Awake Wrist Arthroscopy and Open TFCC Repair.

J Wrist Surg. 2012 Aug; 1(1): 55-60
Hagert E, Lalonde DH

The wide-awake approach to hand surgery entails the use of local infiltration anesthesia using lidocaine with epinephrine and no tourniquet. The… Continue reading →

An Ocular Prosthesis for a Geriatric Patient: A Case Report.

An ocular prosthesis for a geriatric patient: a case report.

J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Jun; 7(6): 1236-8
Kamble VB, Kumar M, Panigrahi D

When geriatric patients with maxillofacial defects are handled, the clinician must be confident of addressing… Continue reading →