Bullous Variant of Sweet's Syndrome as a Consequence of Radioiodine Contrast Exposure.

Bullous variant of Sweet's syndrome (SS) is a rare form of SS, which clinically presents as bullous hemorrhagic rash and demonstrates dermal neutrophilic infiltrates with segregation of dermo-epidermal junction histopathologically. We present a case of a 73-year-old patient, who initially developed a hypersensitivity reaction on exposure to a radiocontrast agent and subsequently developed blistering rashes, which were established to be from bullous SS after exclusion of other possible diagnoses. Contrast media are utilized commonly in the current era of medicine and SS is rarely identified as an adverse event from it.

Physician communication coaching effects on patient experience.

Background: Excellent communication is a necessary component of high-quality health care. We aimed to determine whether a training module could improve patients' perceptions of physician communication behaviors, as measured by change over time in domains of patient experience scores related to physician communication.

Study Design: We designed a comprehensive physician-training module focused on improving specific "etiquette-based" physician communication skills through standardized simulations and physician coaching with structured feedback.