Table of Contents

VOL 107 / NO 7 / JUNE 2000 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON TROUBLESOME SKIN PROBLEMS

TROUBLESOME SKIN PROBLEMS
Introduction to a four-article symposium
Ken Landow, MD

TREATING THE PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE COSMETIC PRODUCT ALLERGIES
A problem-oriented approach to sensitive skin
Zoe Diana Draelos, MD

ALOPECIA AREATA
A clinical overview
Arthur P. Bertolino, MD, PhD

HIRSUTISM IN WOMEN
Effective therapy that is safe for long-term use
Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD

ACUTE AND CHRONIC HERPES ZOSTER
An ancient scourge yields to timely therapy
Ken Landow, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND TREATMENT
A mandate for primary care physicians
Cheryl L. Lambing, MD

THE COLUMNAR-LINED (BARRETT'S) ESOPHAGUS
Can progression to cancer be prevented?
Neil Stollman, MD

HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Tools for identifying risk and alleviating symptoms
Michael DeLuca, MD, Tahir Tak, MD, PhD

PROBLEMS IN INTERPRETING LABORATORY TESTS
What do unexpected results mean?
Malcolm L. Brigden, MD, John C. Heathcote, MD

GALACTORRHEA MAY BE CLUE TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS
Patients deserve a thorough workup
Gail F. Whitman-Elia, MD, Nancy Q. Windham, MD

INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS
Complexities of a common syndrome
Stephen E. Godshall, MD, Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
The secrets to our success

GUEST EDITORIAL
Seven (plus one) secrets of a successful medical practice
Details make the difference on the business side
Neil H. Baum, MD

DIGITAL DOC
Get in with the e-crowd
E-mail can serve your practice if kept in check
Bryan P. Bergeron, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULT
Oral antidiabetic agents safe with renal disease?

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Two different lesions, same reason
Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Skin cancer

READER SERVICES

Editorial Board, Staff

Editor's Mailbox

Guidelines for Authors

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Resource Guide: Skin Problems

Index to Volume 107

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