A 38-year-old man was referred to our clinic with a 2-week history of painful lesions located on the penis. He had no past medical history for this event. During the first few days of onset, he had a fever (38.5oC) without any other systemic symptoms. Treatment with ketoconazole cream and topical steroids had worsened the lesions. A physical examination revealed a number of small ulcers with a ...

INTRODUCTION This paper sought to determine the levels of evidence associated with treatment for specific diagnostic categories and the prognosis of treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Database. The Journal of Endodontics, International Journal of Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Patholo...

From Penn Spine Research Group, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *Dr. Bhagia and Dr. Gilchrist are fellows at the Penn Spine Center. **Dr. Siegelman is an associate professor of radiology and chief of the MRI section of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. #Dr. Slipman is the director of the Penn Spine Center, ...