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Saleena Niehaus, DPM

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01/15/2016
As podiatrists, we see and treat a wide variety of patients with complex medical histories on a daily basis. When medical emergencies within the clinical setting threaten the life of patients, this challenges healthcare professionals to...
As podiatrists, we see and treat a wide variety of patients with complex medical histories on a daily basis. When medical emergencies within the clinical setting threaten the life of patients, this challenges healthcare professionals to...
As podiatrists, we see and treat...
01/15/2016
Podiatry Today
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09/27/2017
Nummular eczema, also called discoid dermatitis, is an inflammatory dermatitis, which presents as well-demarcated annular xerotic and erythematous plaques on the arms or legs. It derives its name from its characteristic coin-shaped skin...
Nummular eczema, also called discoid dermatitis, is an inflammatory dermatitis, which presents as well-demarcated annular xerotic and erythematous plaques on the arms or legs. It derives its name from its characteristic coin-shaped skin...
Nummular eczema, also called...
09/27/2017
Podiatry Today
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11/02/2016
Chronic wounds of the lower extremity are all too common. Despite our best efforts, some wounds take months or even years to heal fully. In refractory or unusual cases, one should not rule out malignancy.
Chronic wounds of the lower extremity are all too common. Despite our best efforts, some wounds take months or even years to heal fully. In refractory or unusual cases, one should not rule out malignancy.
Chronic wounds of the lower...
11/02/2016
Podiatry Today
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11/24/2015
Having never seen ectrodactyly outside of textbooks and journals, I was intrigued when a patient presented to clinic with split-hand/split-foot malformation. She was the third generation in her family with the deformity, having inherited it...
Having never seen ectrodactyly outside of textbooks and journals, I was intrigued when a patient presented to clinic with split-hand/split-foot malformation. She was the third generation in her family with the deformity, having inherited it...
Having never seen ectrodactyly...
11/24/2015
Podiatry Today
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09/01/2017
With the fall sports season well underway, an increasing number of young athletes are presenting to my office with heel pain. Calcaneal apophysitis, also known as Sever’s disease, is a traction apophysitis resulting from repetitive...
With the fall sports season well underway, an increasing number of young athletes are presenting to my office with heel pain. Calcaneal apophysitis, also known as Sever’s disease, is a traction apophysitis resulting from repetitive...
With the fall sports season well...
09/01/2017
Podiatry Today
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09/27/2016
Haxthausen disease, also known as keratoderma climactericum, was first described in 1934 by the Danish dermatologist Holger Haxthausen, MD. He noted the condition was characterized by the development of hyperkeratotic patches occurring...
Haxthausen disease, also known as keratoderma climactericum, was first described in 1934 by the Danish dermatologist Holger Haxthausen, MD. He noted the condition was characterized by the development of hyperkeratotic patches occurring...
Haxthausen disease, also known...
09/27/2016
Podiatry Today
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10/28/2015
Osteonecrosis, also called avascular necrosis or ischemic necrosis, is a pathologic condition in which the cells in bone tissue die due to a lack of blood supply.1,2 There are between 10,000 and 20,000 cases of avascular necrosis diagnosed in...
Osteonecrosis, also called avascular necrosis or ischemic necrosis, is a pathologic condition in which the cells in bone tissue die due to a lack of blood supply.1,2 There are between 10,000 and 20,000 cases of avascular necrosis diagnosed in...
Osteonecrosis, also called...
10/28/2015
Podiatry Today
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08/02/2017
An accessory navicular or os tibiale externum is a normal anatomic variant developing just medial and plantar to the navicular bone.1 The navicular bone is the last of the tarsal bones to develop with ossification occurring between the ages...
An accessory navicular or os tibiale externum is a normal anatomic variant developing just medial and plantar to the navicular bone.1 The navicular bone is the last of the tarsal bones to develop with ossification occurring between the ages...
An accessory navicular or os...
08/02/2017
Podiatry Today
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09/02/2016
As the summer heat continues into September, I am still seeing a large number of patients presenting with soggy and stinky shoes. This dark, moist microenvironment creates the perfect home for harboring bacteria and fungi.
As the summer heat continues into September, I am still seeing a large number of patients presenting with soggy and stinky shoes. This dark, moist microenvironment creates the perfect home for harboring bacteria and fungi.
As the summer heat continues...
09/02/2016
Podiatry Today
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09/25/2015
Throughout the past several decades, many have lauded high protein diets in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Research has shown that eating larger quantities of protein, at least 25 to 30 g per meal, improves appetite, reduces body...
Throughout the past several decades, many have lauded high protein diets in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Research has shown that eating larger quantities of protein, at least 25 to 30 g per meal, improves appetite, reduces body...
Throughout the past several...
09/25/2015
Podiatry Today