Publications by authors named "Arjun Ghodasara"
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- Acne vulgaris, the most common skin disorder, primarily affects adolescents and can significantly impact self-esteem and mental well-being despite being generally non-harmful to health.
- Its main causes include overactive sebaceous glands influenced by androgens and the presence of Cutibacterium acnes bacteria.
- Standard treatments range from topical options to systemic medications, which can have side effects, leading to interest in alternative therapies like laser and light-based treatments, including a newly FDA-approved 1,726 nm laser. *
Disseminated histoplasmosis can occur in immunocompromised patients such as in HIV disease and patients with medication-induced immunosuppression. Most of these patients present with fever, weight loss, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and pancytopenia. There are increasing reports of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia associated with fungal infections including aspergillus and mucormycosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStiff man syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma in a young female with diabetes mellitus and thyroiditis.
Clin Med Insights Case Rep
December 2014
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), is a very rare neuroimmunologic disorder characterized by progressive muscle pain, rigidity, stiffness, and spasms. It can be very debilitating if misdiagnosed or not recognized in time. Herein we discuss a case of a female in her 20s who presented with an unsteady gait, lower extremity weakness, persistent leg pain, and stiffness few weeks after uncomplicated childbirth.
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