ALLMedicine™ Cellulitis Center

Jul 28th, 2021 - We report a case of vancomycin-induced thrombocytopenia (VIT) with rapid onset after re-exposure to vancomycin. A 58-year-old man with cellulitis was initiated on vancomycin. Approximately 1 hour into the vancomycin infusion, the patient developed...

Jul 27th, 2021 - Infection by severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (coronavirus disease 2019) has been the most important public health event of the last 100 years. The number of cases and deaths caused by this disease, its potential to rapidly spread and the...

Jul 25th, 2021 - A mycotic aneurysm of the distal radial artery following access for cardiac catheterisation is a rare complication that has not been described in the literature. We present the case of an 84-year-old man who developed bacteraemia and cellulitis ov...

Jul 23rd, 2021 - Infection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis, but presumably not all infections carry the same risk of mortality. We compared outcomes of different sites of infection in a nationally representative sample of inpati...

Jul 23rd, 2021 - Illness complications are condition-specific adverse outcomes. Detecting complications of pediatric illness in administrative data would facilitate widespread quality measurement, however the accuracy of such detection is unclear. We conducted a c...

Aug 31st, 2016 - Postpartum infections remain a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. A high percentage of these infections may stem from bacterial colonization of the umbilicus, because cord care practices vary in reflection of cultural tra...

Nov 10th, 2012 - This article provides an executive summary of the lower extremity venous disease (LEVD) evidence-based guideline produced by the WOCN Wound Guidelines Task Force. The target audience for this guideline is health care professionals who specialize i...

Feb 28th, 2020 - In preclinical studies Pevonedistat has shown significant single agent activity against mouse xenograft models of AML cell Line HL-60. Also this effect seemed to be synergistically enhanced by combining it with Azacitidine. In clinical arena, Pevo...

Oct 10th, 2019 - Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction is the most common cause of epiphora in infancy that can occur in 5% of newborn infants. It may resolve spontaneously in 95% of patients during the first year of life.(1) After that time surgical interventi...

Sep 4th, 2019 - Investigators will include in the study (after agreement of child and parents): Cases: children < 18 years old hospitalized for peripharyngeal suppurations, diffuse cervical cellulitis or cervical adenophlegmon in participating Ear, Nose & Throat ...

Jul 16th, 2019 - Charcot's neuroarthropathy has been identified since 1883, yet we have much to learn about the pathophysiology and evidence based treatment options. Active CNO is characterised by repetitive trauma leading to inflammation in an insensate foot. Thi...

Oct 5th, 2018 - Introduction: Gynoid hydrolipodystrophy (HLDG) or cellulitis is a subcutaneous tissue disorder, with several strategies for its treatment, such as caffeine and iontophoresis. Objective: To evaluate the effects of caffeine-associated iontophoresis ...

Jul 2nd, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The stark realities of antimicrobial resistance ― including rising rates of difficult-to-treat infections, a lack of robust pipeline of future ant...

Jun 9th, 2021 - Getting old? Stinks. On ice. Last week I had night call and then on-call this weekend. And I am pooped. I have nowhere near the stamina I did even last year. And time off does not energize me for work; it only makes me want more time off. My big m...

Apr 29th, 2021 - Guidelines on appropriate short-course antibiotics in common infections were published in April 2021 by the American College of Physicians in the Annals of Internal Medicine.[1,2] Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Uncomplicated Bronchitis ...

Apr 5th, 2021 - An antibiotic course of 5 days is usually just as effective as longer courses but with fewer side effects and decreased overall antibiotic exposure for a number of common bacterial conditions, according to new clinical guidelines published today b...

Mar 11th, 2021 - An obese 64-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presents with redness and warmth of his lower left leg. He noticed discomfort today and saw that his left lower leg had redness and was warm. He does not recall scratches or injury to his leg. He has n...