Discover the reality of living with hidradenitis suppurativa [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we speak with Christopher Sayed, a dermatologist who has dedicated his career to studying and treating hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HS is a condition that causes painful boils in areas like the underarms, groin, and around the breasts, and it can be
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Discover the reality of living with hidradenitis suppurativa [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Why does it take 10 years to diagnose this common disease?
Every day, patients with the same story walk into my office. Young people in their teens, 20s or 30s are exasperated and seeking help for constant painful boils that drain the pus in underarms, groin, and around breasts — a condition called hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). This disease often makes their lives a nightmare. Despite being
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Why does it take 10 years to diagnose this common disease? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christopher Sayed, MD Tags: Conditions Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 214
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 214.
Question 1
Who first described the phenomenon of malignant hyperthermia?
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Michael Denborough
Question 2
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 17, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five apocrine miliaria Charles Maitland fox sign george henry fox john addison fordyce jones fracture malignant hyperthermia michael denborough Newgate pimp Robert Jones smallpox william osler Source Type: blogs
Overdiagnosing Trump
By SAURABH JHA, MD
When I first read about neurosyphilis in medical school, I became convinced that Mrs. Thatcher, who I detested intensely because it was fashionable detesting her, had General Paralysis of the Insane. The condition, marked by episodic bouts of temporary insanity, which indicated that the spirochetes were feasting on expensive real estate in the brain, seemed a plausible explanation why she had introduced the retarded Poll Tax.
A little bit of medical knowledge can lead to tomfoolery by the juvenile. I began diagnosing the powerful with medical conditions. I thought the former leader of the Labour Party, ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: at RogueRad Tags: Trump Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa, also known as acne inversa, is a chronic skin disease characterized by recurrent boil-like lumps (nodules) under the skin. Hidradenitis suppurativa was once thought to be a rare condition because only the most severe cases were reported. However, recent studies have shown that the condition affects at least 1 in 100 people when milder cases are also considered. There are three levels in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa: - topical options- systemic options- surgical methods including laser therapyDr. Christian Baum, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, takes a look at a chronic skin condition cal...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - August 26, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Dermatology Infectious Diseases Source Type: blogs
Pearls for Abscess Incision and Drainage
Part 2 in a Series
Abscess incision and drainage should be loved and adored by all emergency providers because another abscess is waiting just behind the curtain. This month we highlight general guidelines for abscess incision and drainage, and show how to treat one in the video below. We will follow up with some additional videos in the months to come focusing on scalp, vaginal, and facial abscesses. And, just when you think you have seen it all, we will reveal a few more surprises.
Axillary abscess from hidradenitis. Photo by Martha Roberts.
The Approach
n Identification of an abscess appropriate fo...
Source: The Procedural Pause - March 31, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Pearls for Abscess Incision and Drainage
Part 2 in a Series
Abscess incision and drainage should be loved and adored by all emergency providers because another abscess is waiting just behind the curtain. This month we highlight general guidelines for abscess incision and drainage, and show how to treat one in the video below. We will follow up with some additional videos in the months to come focusing on scalp, vaginal, and facial abscesses. And, just when you think you have seen it all, we will reveal a few more surprises.
Axillary abscess from hidradenitis. Photo by Martha Roberts.
The Approach
n Identification of an abscess appropriate for I&D....
Source: The Procedural Pause - March 31, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
