The irrational yet irrestible urge to know or make known. The CC is a "club" founded by a small group of medical professionals, who have made a pastime of turning medical cases and discussions into medically irrelevant history lessons, philosophical rants, and displays of one-upsmanship. The official premise, since the "club" was named, has been to exchange and discuss various books, movies, and ideas. Sometimes we eat sushi.
Has anyone made the diagnosis of Cutaneous Larval Migrans around here?
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This photoquiz is only for non members of the CC to answer because most of them already know of my boy's recent malady. He is one year old and was unusually cranky and needy for about 2 days, then was noted to have felt hot at different times by his mother and I on the same day, but his temperature was not measured. He continued to be uncharacteristically pissy for another two days, but without anymore signs of fever, before finally developing this rash, which was when all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. If you have an infant or toddler, know this one. It could help you avoid giving your child antibiotics unnecessarily, and subsequently branding your child as "allergic" to amoxicillin (or whatever antiobiotic your doctor gives when he/she doesn't have a good diagnosis and you don't want to leave the office emptyhanded).
UPDATE: The answer is in the comments, it is kind of long and preachy. alternative points of view are welcome.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 2005 – Oral ZYVOX® (linezolid) was associated with significant savings to the health care system – an average of $4,630 per patient – compared to vancomycin when used in an outpatient setting for people with certain infections, according to data to be presented today at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) annual meeting. In the study, patients taking oral ZYVOX had fewer physician office visits, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, lab tests and other health care services, as well as lower total costs, compared to patients taking vancomycin......Read more from Eureka Alert
