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Countering Creeping Confusion: A Proposal to Re-Name Herpes Virus TAXONOMY

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Curing Contagious Confusion:  It Is Time to Re-Name Herpesviridae Countering Creeping Confusion: A Proposal to Re-Name Herpes Virus TAXONOMY Vail Reese, MD1, Julie A. Croley, MD2, Richard F. Wagner, Jr., MD2 Affiliations: 1 Union Square Dermatology, San Francisco, CA Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Francisco 2 University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology, Galveston, TX Tags: Viral Taxonomy, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster, Epstein-Barr Virus, Cytomegalovirus, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, HHV, HSV, EBV, Varicella, Habitavirus Corresponding Author Information: Julie Croley, MD University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Dermatology 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 Email: jaamthor@utmb.edu Note:  See Dr. Richard Ratzan’s letter about this article: Countering Herpes- A Commentary ABSTRACT : … Continue reading →

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Listen to the Patient…

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Notes from the Xanadu Clinic, Norfolk Island, South Pacific The patient is a 65 yo man with a one week history of intense lancinating pain in the right upper quadrant.  He was examined by his internist who suspected gall bladder disease and ordered an abdominal ultrasound.  It was negative, so an abdominal CT scan was scheduled.  Between the ultrasound and the CT scan the patient developed a rash on the abdomen and back.  He attributed it to one of the new drugs he was prescribed for his abdominal symptoms. I saw him today for elective surgery of a skin cancer.  I greeted him with “How are you today?” He answered, … Continue reading →

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