Thirteen-Year Follow-Up of Conjunctival Amyloidosis
This case report discusses a diagnosis of conjunctival amyloidosis in an otherwise asymptomatic male aged 71 years with 13-year follow-up.
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Synchysis Scintillans After Long-Standing History of Retinal Detachment
This case report discusses a diagnosis of synchysis scintillans in a patient aged 77 years with a history of retinal detachment and no light perception vision in the left eye.
Real-Time Visualization of a Transient Retinal Embolus
This case report describes the real-time imaging of a transient retinal embolus in a patient experiencing episodes of monocular vision loss.
New-Onset Vulvar Edema in a Pediatric Patient
A female pediatric patient presents with asymptomatic vulvar edema and swelling, erythema, and palpable induration on the labia minora and majora of the vulva. What is your diagnosis?
N-of-1 Studies in an Era of Precision Medicine
This JAMA Insights in the Genomics and Precision Health series examines N-of-1 trials, a term used to describe studies in small numbers of individuals or a single individual treated with genetically targeted interventions.
Recurrent Fevers in a Patient With Splenomegaly
A 36-year-old man presented with 10 weeks of recurrent fevers, malaise, night sweats, unintentional weight loss, and dyspnea. What is your diagnosis?
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria – A Review
Importance Chronic spontaneous urticaria affects approximately 1% of the general population worldwide, including approximately 3 million people in the US, impairs patients’ quality of life, and is associated with multiple comorbidities. Observations Chronic spontaneous urticaria affects patients of any age but is…
The Key Features of a Genetic Nondiscrimination Policy – A Delphi Consensus Statement
Importance Governments worldwide have become increasingly cognizant of the spread of genetic discrimination (negative treatment or harm on the basis of actual or presumed genetic characteristics). Despite efforts by a number of governments to establish regulations addressing this phenomenon, public concern…
Peripheral-Type Facial Paralysis and Unilateral Hemisphere Hemorrhage
This case report describes a patient in his 60s with peripheral-type paralysis and hemorrhage in the left thalamus-radiation crown region.
Proposed Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees – A Consensus Statement
Importance In 2022, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution (House of Representatives Resolution 1118 at the 117th Congress [2021-2022]) calling for meaningful nutrition education for medical trainees. This was prompted by increasing health care spending attributed to the…
