Are We Missing an Opportunity? Prediabetes in the U.S. Military.

Introduction: The prevalence of prediabetes is estimated to be one-third of Americans with approximately 80% of these individuals unaware of the diagnosis. In the active duty military population, the prevalence of prediabetes is largely unexplored. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of prediabetes in military service members by quantifying those meeting prediabetes screening criteria, those actually being screened, and those being appropriately diagnosed.

Cutaneous Lesions of Multiple Myeloma of the Lower Extremity Masquerading as Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Cutaneous involvement in multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare manifestation, being more prevalent in patients with aggressive subtypes, and refractory to standard therapies. Due to the rarity of this diagnosis, the reported clinical characteristics have been protean and relatively non-specific. Lower extremity involvement of cutaneous MM is an uncommon anatomical location for this diagnosis.