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Sarcoidosis with Lupus Pernio in an Afro-Caribbean Man

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A 54-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean ancestry presented with a 2-month history of nonproductive cough, 10-day history of constant subjective fevers, and a 1-day history of bilateral cheek swelling. He was a nonsmoker and had no environmental exposure. He had a remote history of right-sided monocular vision loss 2 years prior, successfully treated empirically with corticosteroids. Examination revealed warm skin,...

Revenge of the Remnant

We report a rare case of adenocarcinoma in the excluded gastric pouch of a...

An Intelligent Diagnosis: SMART...

A 92-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with a 10-day history of right-sided headache, confusion, and episodic head turning to the left side...

Risk Factors and Outcomes...

The purpose of this research was to study the differences in epidemiology and outcomes of a first myocardial infarction in breast cancer survivors compared...

Should Routine Screening for...

  Both colon cancer and atherosclerotic heart disease meet the criteria for disease screening (ie, a prolonged incubation period, an identifiable predisease lesion, and a positive clinical...

Sarcoidosis with Lupus Pernio...

A 54-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean ancestry presented with a 2-month history of nonproductive cough,...

Flu Vaccination to Prevent...

"Influenza can cause a significant burden on patients with coronary artery disease," write Barbetta et al in The American Journal of Medicine. For this...

Varicella Zoster Virus-Induced Complete...

Complete heart block is usually caused by chronic myocardial ischemia and fibrosis but can also be induced by bacterial and viral infections. The varicella...

New Coronary Heart Disease...

"New Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors" by AJM Editor-in Chief Joseph S. Alpert, MD was originally published in the April 2023 issue of The...

Regional Adiposity Distribution and...

"Relationship Between Regional Adiposity Distribution and Incident Heart Failure in General Population without Cardiovascular...

It Is Time to...

Clinical parameters and drug dosing indexed to body surface area (BSA) have been widely used. For example, cardiologists use indexation to BSA for the...

High Poverty Predicts High...

People often say that your ZipCode is your destiny. This assertion is borne out yet again in "Influence of Neighborhood Conditions on Recurrent Hospital...

Dietary Fiber Intake &...

Was Mom right? Should you eat more fruits and vegetables? Absolutely. In this video, AJM Editor-in-Chief Joseph S. Alpert, MD discusses new research showing...

Sarcoidosis with Lupus Pernio...

A 54-year-old man of Afro-Caribbean ancestry presented with a 2-month history of nonproductive cough,...

Varicella Zoster Virus-Induced Complete...

Complete heart block is usually caused by chronic myocardial ischemia and fibrosis but can also be induced by bacterial and viral infections. The varicella...

High Cortisol Concentration Without...

A 53-year-old man was referred to us for evaluating left adrenal incidentaloma. His morning plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and serum cortisol levels were 42.5...

Mulberry Body

A 73-year-old man presented with dyspnea on exertion. Physical examination showed mild peripheral edema without chest murmur or crackles. An electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm...