Learning Objectives

Upon completing the module Challenging Unknowns, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss the differential diagnosis for hyperkeratotic, scaly skin lesions in HIV-infected persons with advanced immunosuppression.
  2. Identify a mite in a skin scraping viewed under a microscope.
  3. Understand the common causes of methemoglobinemia.
  4. List the appropriate treatment for methemoglobinemia.
  5. Discuss the drug-drug interaction that can occur with fluticasone and ritonavir.
  6. Describe the common clinical manifestations of hypercortisolism.