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Do you consider skin involvement associated with tattoos to be a marker of disease activity and an indication to start treatment in a patient with sarcoidosis?
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Pulmonology · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Some patients give a clear history of swelling/pain/itch of tattoos coincident with extra-cutaneous symptoms. Others report no relationship. The variability may be related to the age, number, and size of the tattoos and the pigments they contain. Tattoos that cause symptoms should certainly be treat...
How do you counsel patients on migraine "triggers"?
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Neurology · Greater Boston Headache Center at Boston Advanced Medicine
What often triggers headaches or migraines is not just one factor acting alone, but rather a combination of triggers compounding together. Consequently, it's generally more effective and less demanding to prevent triggers from compounding, rather than avoiding them altogether. However, the first ste...