Infectious Disease

Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

For how long would you treat Klebsiella aerogenes folliculitis of the face manifesting as a cystic lesion?

Would you combine antibiotics with isotretinoin?

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Is there a role for empiric scabies treatment in itchy patients without clear clinical signs of scabies?

Do you empirically treat itchy patients -with a non specific rash- for scabies without obvious clinical findings for scabies?

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What approaches can we take to initiate therapy and improve survival rates in patients with HLH?

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Do you recommend testing for HPV in patients with oral lichen planus?

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Do you have a preference between Quantiferon Gold and T-spot TB for screening in patients starting immunosuppressive agents?

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What topical or oral treatments do you recommend for patients with recurrent MRSA infections?

Do you recommend any changes to their personal hygiene practices? or changes to their environment?

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How do you approach patients with onychomycosis that does not respond to terbinafine and prolonged courses of fluconazole?

Would you switch to itraconazole or perform fungal cultures? When would you consider repeating the course of treatment?

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How do you think about biologic use in patients with underlying HIV infection?

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Are there particular concerns related to the use of B-cell depletion therapies such as rituximab for rheumatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Are you recommending the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to your patients with immune mediated inflammatory diseases?

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Which immunosuppressed patients with SLE would benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia?

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Papers discussed in this category

Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2008-10

Prophylactic antibiotic usage for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on cyclophosphamide: a survey of US rheumatologists and the review of literature.

Clin Rheumatol, 2006 Dec 21

Infection-related morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue diseases: a systematic review.

Rheumatol Int, 2020 Sep 18

High rates of severe disease and death due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in rheumatic disease patients treated with rituximab: a descriptive study.

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