Search Results - "Kapila, Rajendra"

Levamisole-induced and COVID-19-induced retiform purpura: two overlapping, emerging clinical syndromes by Keim, Catherine K., Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

“…Levamisole exposure in cocaine users is a well-recognized cause of retiform purpura, a distinctive net-like maculopapular patch. Prolonged exposure to…”
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Malignant syphilis: a new and revised definition by Karanfilian, Katrice M., Almohssen, Amer Ali, Kapila, Rajendra, Schwartz, Robert A.

“…Malignant syphilis is a rare, severe variant of secondary syphilis that primarily affects immunocompromised patients. Historically, the clinical presentation…”
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Causing Empyema Necessitans and Pyomyositis in an Immunocompetent Patient by Homsi, Nora, Kapila, Rajendra

“…Empyema necessitans is a relatively rare clinical entity in which the empyema extends through the parietal pleura into the adjacent soft tissue and musculature…”
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Treatment-Resistant Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease (IPSID) Leading to Lymphoma by Ismail, Mohamed, Nasir, Umair M, Elaskandrany, Menna-Allah, Kapila, Rajendra, Wang, Weizheng

“…Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID) is a distinct variant of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, often linked to chronic…”
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Recognition and treatment of devastating vasculopathic systemic disorders: Coronavirus disease 2019 and rickettsioses by Mittal, Anugya, Elias, Marcus L., Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

“…Cutaneous involvement can be an important sign of both COVID‐19 and rickettsioses. Rickettsial infections may be first evident as an exanthem with eschars as a…”
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a diagnostic dilemma by Mathew, Laju M, Kapila, Rajendra, Schwartz, Robert A.

“…Kikuchi–Fujimoto disease is a benign, self‐limiting condition characterized by lymphadenopathy and fever. Its diagnosis can be challenging, as the disease must…”
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Crohn's disease or histoplasmosis? A case of severe disseminated histoplasmosis mimicking Crohn's disease and literature review by Ahmed, Ahmed, Homsi, Nora, Kapila, Rajendra

“…Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) often mimics other diseases, leading to misdiagnosis and delays in treatment. We present a patient who developed DH after…”
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Chloronychia: The goldman-fox syndrome - Implications for patients and healthcare workers by Schwartz, Robert, Reynoso-Vasquez, Nicole, Kapila, Rajendra

“…Nail coloration has many causes and may reflect systemic disease. White nails (leukonychia) are common; rubronychia is rare, whereas green (chloronychia) is…”
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Bezold’s abscess: A rare complication of suppurative mastoiditis by Malik, Khurram, Dever, Lisa L., Kapila, Rajendra

“…Bezold’s abscess is a suppurative complication of mastoiditis rarely seen in the current era of antimicrobials. It can lead to seriously sequelae if not…”
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis by Handler, Marc Z., MD, Patel, Parimal A., MD, Kapila, Rajendra, MD, Al-Qubati, Yasin, MD, Schwartz, Robert A., MD, MPH, FRCP (Edin)

“…Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries and territories, with 1.2 million new cases per year, making it a worldwide concern. The deadly visceral form is a…”
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis by Handler, Marc Z., MD, Patel, Parimal A., MD, Kapila, Rajendra, MD, Al-Qubati, Yasin, MD, Schwartz, Robert A., MD, MPH, FRCP (Edin)

“…The diagnosis of leishmaniasis can be challenging because it mimics both infectious and malignant conditions. A misdiagnosis may lead to an unfavorable…”
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Leprosy: what is new by Randhawa, Avneet, Kapila, Rajendra, Schwartz, Robert A.

“…Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an age‐old chronic granulomatous infection characterized by prominent cutaneous and neurologic findings. Long known…”
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Pandemics throughout the centuries by Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

“…Pandemics have ravished the globe periodically, often associated with war, at times commencing as fever and rash, beginning in recorded history in the crowded…”
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Public health issues with Candida auris in COVID‐19 patients by Janniger, Edmund J., Kapila, Rajendra

“…The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has overwhelmed a number of medical facilities as well as a few entire health‐care systems. A novel…”
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Differential diagnosis, diagnosis, histopathology, and management by Handler, Marc Z, Patel, Parimal A, Kapila, Rajendra, Al-Qubati, Yasin, Schwartz, Robert A

“…The diagnosis of leishmaniasis can be challenging because it mimics both infectious and malignant conditions. A misdiagnosis may lead to an unfavorable…”
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Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: Clinical perspectives by Handler, Marc Z, Patel, Parimal A, Kapila, Rajendra, Al-Qubati, Yasin, Schwartz, Robert A

“…Leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries and territories, with 1.2 million new cases per year, making it a worldwide concern. The deadly visceral form is a…”
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Cutaneous manifestations of a 21st century worldwide fungal epidemic possibly complicating the COVID‐19 pandemic to jointly menace mankind by Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

“…In view of the new viral COVID‐19 pandemic, the fungal Candida auris epidemic still in progress worldwide highlights non‐Candida albicans candidal infections…”
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The Goldman‐Fox syndrome: Treating and preventing green pseudomonas nails in the era of COVID‐19 by Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

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Macrophomina phaseolina: an overlooked cutaneous infection, seed rot disease in humans by Schwartz, Robert A., Kapila, Rajendra

“…Rare and emerging opportunistic fungal pathogens are a serious and growing concern for immunosuppressed patients. Macrophomina phaseolina, an important…”
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Neurosyphilis and the Jarisch‐Herxheimer reaction: A therapy concern with HIV disease by Kapila, Rajendra, Schwartz, Robert A.

“…Jarisch‐Herxheimer reaction (JHR) should be anticipated in treating neurosyphilis with coexistent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalitis. In that…”
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