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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