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MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment

Posted on: 08/06/2015 - 19:40

A 57-year-old man presents with pain and swelling in his leg. He has had low-grade fevers. He has a history of type 2 diabetes. On exam, his right lower extremity is warm, erythematous, and swollen...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Clindamycin, TMP-SMX are equally effective for skin infections

Posted on: 18/03/2015 - 21:00

Clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are similarly safe and effective for treating uncomplicated skin infections, including both cellulitis a... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:09

WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 14:13

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Persistent, widespread, intense ischemic pain in the vicinity of a digital ulcer in a patient with secondary Raynaud’s phenomeno... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

Posted on: 19/02/2015 - 14:13

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Persistent, widespread, intense ischemic pain in the vicinity of a digital ulcer in a patient with secondary Raynaud’s phenomeno... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA panel backs antifungal for invasive aspergillosis, mucormycosis

Posted on: 23/01/2015 - 18:41

SILVER SPRING, MD. – A novel treatment for invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis gained the support of a Food and Drug Administration adv... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Burns, fainting, eyes most common indoor tanning injuries

Posted on: 15/12/2014 - 22:00

Skin burns, fainting, and eye injuries are the most common indoor tanning injuries requiring a trip to the local emergency department, according to a research letter <a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA warns of potentially fatal skin reaction with ziprasidone

Posted on: 11/12/2014 - 20:09

The Food and Drug Administration is warning that the atypical antipsychotic ziprasidone (Geodon) may be associated with a rare but potentially fatal skin reaction. The agency issued <a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Seven percent of patients with life-threatening skin reactions have another episode

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 21:00

Patients who survived Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis had a 7% incidence of recurrence, based on data from a 10-year population study of more than 500 Canadian patients. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Intramuscular flu vaccine is safest for atopic dermatitis patients

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 22:00

SAN DIEGO – Patients with atopic dermatitis should routinely receive the intramuscular form of the influenza vaccine Fluzone unless the affected area of skin has been swabbed and found to have normal...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment

Clindamycin, TMP-SMX are equally effective for skin infections

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

How to halt ‘a heart attack of the finger’

FDA panel backs antifungal for invasive aspergillosis, mucormycosis

Burns, fainting, eyes most common indoor tanning injuries

FDA warns of potentially fatal skin reaction with ziprasidone

Seven percent of patients with life-threatening skin reactions have another episode

Intramuscular flu vaccine is safest for atopic dermatitis patients

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