February 2008 • Vol 54 • No 2
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Human Papillomavirus Infection: Current Approach to Prevention |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Bryan Hess, MD, Rebecca Maury, MD, and Mark G. Graham, MD, FACP, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia |
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Preventing HPV infection is tantamount to cervical cancer eradication. New vaccines offer protection against many HPV serotypes, but even vaccinated women should be screened for cervical cancer. |
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Calciphylaxis: Necrotizing Skin Ulcers in End-Stage Renal Disease |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Hani Bleibel, MD, Meharry Medical College, Nashville; Stephen Kim, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; and Nikhil Hemady, MD, FAAFP, Wayne State University, Pontiac |
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Despite aggressive treatment regimens, this condition still has a high mortality rate. Early recognition and a collaboration of the medical and surgical specialties are imperative. |
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Case Report |
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Abnormal Nails and Hypohidrosis in a 22-Month-Old Boy |
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by Abha Khandelwal, MS, MD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Teri A. Kahn, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; and Anjeli G. Laungani, MD, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit |
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Early recognition and treatment of this often-fatal disease can significantly reduce its dire complications and prognosis. |
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Case Report |
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Rapidly Deteriorating Pneumococcal Sepsis and Systemic Purpura Fulminans in a Young Woman with No Predisposing Factors |
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by Mark A. Merlin, DO, FACEP, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, and Lisa Reedman, MD, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown |
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An exceptional case of a patient who died within 4 hours of presentation, yet had no history of splenectomy or other predisposing factors. |
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Case Report |
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Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose |
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by Relief Jones, III, MD, and John E. Carter, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
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The first report of a calcium channel blocker overdose as a cause of this condition. |
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