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December 2016

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CDIVascularCare.com Call us at 952.738.4477 to schedule your patient for a limb salvage evaluation. My goal is to help patients save their limbs. —Michael Cumming, M.D., M.B.A., F.R.C.P.C. Director of Vascular Services " " Advanced below-the-knee and pedal loop endovascular revascularization can restore blood flow, promote healing and prevent limb loss in patients with Critical Limb Ischemia. Before resigning to amputation, think "endovascular first" and ask for an endovascular limb salvage evaluation. Case of the Month with Crutchfield Dermatology BY CHARLES E. CRUTCHFIELD III, MD WOMAN WITH RED ITCHY BUMPS AF TER STAYING IN HOTEL A 48'YE AR'OLD WOMAN reports multiple, red, pruritic bumps on her trunk. She just returned from New York three days ago. The bumps appeared after the first night she stayed in the hotel. She reports that she kept her suitcase open on the other bed during her four-day visit. After inspecting her suitcase, she found little tiny black "specks" in her suitcase and bed sheets. She brought them in for me to examine. I took a macro photo of one of the specks. Here is what one of the specks looked like: What is the diagnosis? Diagnosis: Bedbugs (Cimex) For more information, contact Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD, at Crutchfield Dermatology or visit CrutchfieldDermatology.com. ■ D I A G N O S T I C S 1 9 M D N E W S .C O M /// M D N E W S M I N N E S O TA ■ 2 016 1 9

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