Patient perspectives on emergency department initiation of medication for alcohol use disorder.

Objective: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a leading cause of preventable death and is a frequent diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Treatment in the ED, however, typically focuses on managing the sequelae of AUD, such as acute withdrawal, rather than addressing the underlying addiction. For many patients, these ED encounters are a missed opportunity to connect with medication for AUD.

Provider perspectives on emergency department initiation of medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder.

Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is ubiquitous and its sequelae contribute to high levels of healthcare utilization, yet AUD remains undertreated. The ED encounter represents a missed opportunity to initiate medication assisted treatment (MAT) for patients with AUD. The aims of this study are to identify barriers and facilitators to the treatment of AUD in the ED, and to design interventions to address identified barriers.

Melanocytic Panfolliculoma: A Case Report of a Rare Benign Follicular Tumor.

Panfolliculomas (PF) are rare, benign, follicular tumors that differentiate toward multiple components of the hair follicle, and several variants have been described. We present a case of a rare pigmented PF presenting on actinically damaged skin in an 83-year-old man, which was clinically concerning for malignancy. This tumor arose near an area of atypical squamous proliferation and has evidence of infundibular, outer root sheath, and matrical differentiation and foci of heavy melanin pigmentation and increased melanocytes.

A meissnerian neurofibroma: Case report of a rare neurofibroma variant.

Structures resembling Meissner corpuscles have been described in various nerve sheath tumors, including schwannomas and neurofibromas. When present, they are focal or scattered, and rarely a prominent feature of the lesion. Here, we report a case of a 39-year-old female who presented with an isolated lesion on her abdomen.