Leo Robert

July 26, 2013

Creatures of all kinds can get under your patients’ skin and cause problems, and the results sometimes are mistaken for other types of lesions. This week’s photo essay will test your ability to identify various kinds of diagnoses.

July 20, 2013

Identification of infections often presents a major challenge because there may be significant overlap in clinical findings. This week's photo essay takes the form of a quiz to test your ability to meet the challenge and hone your diagnostic skills.

July 05, 2013

The goal is better developing the necessary skills for evaluating and managing patients who have persistent pain.

July 04, 2013

Clinicians’ understanding of pain and their pain management skills vary widely because there is no educational framework.

July 02, 2013

Images of Achilles tendon injuries, rotator cuff tears, FOOSH (fall on outstretched hand) injury, superficial abrasion, Lisfranc joint injury, and avulsion fracture.

June 28, 2013

Images of guttate hypomelanosis, jellyfish sting, basal cell carcinoma, cercarial dermatitis (swimmer’s itch), epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor photosensitivity (sunburn), seabather’s eruption, and squamous cell carcinoma.

June 25, 2013

Screening is advised for persons at high risk for infection along with one-time screening for all adults born between 1945 and 1965.

June 20, 2013

Images of acute allergic contact dermatitis, Lyme disease, southern tick–associated rash illness, tick-borne babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and brown recluse spider bites.

June 14, 2013

Images of guttate, small-plaque, and chronic plaque psoriasis; systemic lupus erythematosus; pityriasis rubra pilaris; and secondary syphilis.

June 12, 2013

Awareness of this major health problem is on the rise, as evidenced by numerous recent reports about important new study findings.