A 69-year-old male patient presented with worsening new-onset oral ulcerations and pain. He had myelodysplastic syndrome and underwent an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant 18 months prior. What is your diagnosis?
This case report discusses the development of a corneal bulla during phacoemulsification in a female patient undergoing cataract extraction.
A female adolescent presented with a 1-month history of a rapidly enlarging, vegetative mass on her right cheek after a symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection with high fever. What is your diagnosis?
Importance Psychiatric classification faces longstanding challenges, including heterogeneous diagnostic categories, high comorbidity rates, limited interrater reliability, and modest clinical utility. Successive revisions of systems such as the DSM since 1980 have done little to resolve these issues. How to move forward? Observations This narrative…
This JAMA Insights discusses peanut allergy, including diagnosis, introduction of peanuts to infant diet, and immunotherapy options.
A man in his 50s presented with a 4-month history of pruritic, verrucous lesions on the right lower leg. Physical examination revealed a well-demarcated, verrucous plaque on the right pretibial region, with elevated borders, superficial pustules, exudates, peripheral erythema, and…
Physicians frequently face complex decisions regarding how much medical information to share with patients, especially in cases involving serious diagnoses or impaired patient capacity. This educational activity explores the best practices and ethical responsibilities related to withholding and disclosing medical…
Obtaining informed consent is a fundamental ethical and legal responsibility, requiring physicians to clearly communicate diagnoses and treatment options including their risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner sensitive to patient preferences and values. This educational activity examines the complexities…
New and expecting physician parents face unique challenges that can affect well-being, career advancement, and retention. In this AMA STEPS ForwardÆ podcast, Kevin Hopkins, MD, speaks with Laura Dichtel, MD, MHS, and Josephine Li, MD, physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital…
Importance Obesity is associated with increased risk of cancer, including endometrial, esophageal, gastric, kidney, colorectal, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, prostate, postmenopausal breast, ovarian, and thyroid cancers. Overweight and obesity account for approximately 10% of new cancer diagnoses annually in the US and…
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