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Grouped vesicles filled with straw colored liquid on an inflamed base that are accompanied by complaints of a tingling sensation and then pain are classic signs and symptoms of a herpes outbreak.

Could intrathecally administered methotrexate be a viable treatment option for your patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis?

Hispanics or Latinos are not only the fastest-growing segment of the US population, but they represent a disproportinately large share of people infected wtih HIV. This largely unrecognized problem poses issues for both the Hispanic community and for the health care professions.

This large bruise developed after the patient had an accident in her yard. Post-traumatic subcutaneous hematomas are common in elderly women, especially those who are anticoagulated. Untreated, the hematoma can eventuate into an abscess and even sepsis.

The patient, a 70-year-old man, has been having difficulty chewing and swallowing has been using his hand to hold his jaw closed while he eats; otherwise, his jaw hangs open. His speech is slightly slurred.

Here, Armistead Williams, III, MD, of the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice in Manhattan, speaks directly to neurologists about the hard questions that need to be addressed about this complex illness.

Dr. David von Rueden discusses factors that make it difficult for obese patients to lose weight with diet and medication; offers practical guidance about when to broach the subject of weight loss with your patient and what options to suggest; and what your role is after a patient has had bariatric surgery.

More than 100 types of HPV inhabit the oral region. The HPV-16 type is highly associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

December 13-15, 2012 - Hollywood, Florida The editors of ConsultantLive bring you updates from the 2012 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases conference on the state of the art in the management of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now states that circumcision protects against sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. What led to the change, and what does it mean for HIV prevention?

Women account for about a fourth of people living with HIV in the US, and rates among minorities are much higher. Are antiretrovirals as effective for women as for men? Probably, but there are gender-related issues of which doctors need to be aware.

Here: an update on the challenges of detection, diagnosis, and management of celiac disease and non–celiac disease and the importance of gluten sensitivity.

At an "exciting" time in HIV treatment, the Affordable Care Act offers the prospect of immediate treatment for newly diagnosed HIV. In this podcast, the author of a new report on the topic discusses how the Act will affect your patients' care.

Skills Quiz: Melanoma; Figurate erythema; Necrobiosis lipoidica

The incidence of substantiated cases of serious child abuse showed a 55% decrease from 1992 to 2009, according to national data.