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Endothrix tinea capitis infections can present with distinctive black dots within patches of alopecia, requiring specific diagnostic approaches and targeted antifungal therapy.

The study found that while PASC risk has decreased over time, it remains a significant concern even among vaccinated individuals infected during the omicron era.

The 2022 ACIP recommendations introduce new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and simplified dosing schedules, aiming to enhance prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease while improving guideline implementation in clinical practice.

Conjunctival papilloma’s characteristic appearance as a well-demarcated sessile or exophytic papule with “hairpin” vessel loops aids in differentiating it from malignant lesions.

In a trial of 2,736 participants, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir given as postexposure prophylaxis for 5 or 10 days did not significantly reduce the risk of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to placebo among household contacts of COVID-19 patients.

Sweet’s syndrome, a neutrophilic dermatosis that can present with fever and systemic involvement, may be an underrecognized cause of postpartum complications.