July 2023
Infectious Disease in the Midwest
From a pediatric case of Q fever to cases of West Nile virus presenting with ocular symptoms and leprosy with no known exposure or travel to endemic areas, a series of reports in this issue of WMJ explores some of the myriad infectious diseases that affect patients in the Midwest.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
From the Editor
Compassionate Care Essential for Better Clinical Outcomes, Preventing Burnout
Fahad Aziz, MD, FASN, WMJ Editor-in-Chief
Letter to the Editor
Do Internal Medicine Advanced Practice Providers Perceive a Benefit in Mentorship?
Andrea Bequest, PA-C; Paige Gioia, PA-C; Sanjay Bhandari, MD; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH
Commentary
Improving Health Equity Through the Integration of Mental Health Services Within Primary Care
Jeffrey D. Shahidullah, PhD; Rachel A. Petts, PhD
Review/Commentary
Join the Conversation: Talking About the Health Consequences of Global Heating-Climate Destabilization
Bruce Krawisz, MD
Dean’s Corner
Continuing to Address the Shortage of Family Medicine Physicians
Joseph Kerschner, MD
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Inpatient Pediatric Care and Clinician Workforce in Wisconsin: The State of the State
Samantha Busch, BS; Ann Allen, MD; Jen Birstler, MS; Andrea Ildiko Martonffy, MD
Can Metronidazole Cause a Disulfiram-Like Reaction? A Case-Control Study Propensity Matched by Age, Sex, and Ethanol Concentration 
Ryan Feldman, PharmD; Rachael Jaszczenski, PharmD
How Patients With Limited English Proficiency Make Health Care Decisions: Hmong Patients’ Perspectives
Phia Xiong, MD, MPH; Maichou Lor, PhD, RN; Linda S. Park, PhD; Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD, MPP
BRIEF REPORTS
Database-Tracking in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Are Patients Falling Through the Cracks?
Ton C. Doan, MD; Kasey Leigh Wood Matabele, MD; Peter J. Nicksic, MD; Katherine M. Gast; MD, MS; Samuel O. Poore, MD, PhD
Description of Kratom Exposure Events in Wisconsin as Reported to the Wisconsin Poison Center — January 1, 2010–September 1, 2022
Peter DeJonge, PhD; David Gummin, MD; Nicholas Titelbaum, MD; Jonathan Meiman, MD
Functional Assessment of Concussion Tool Application in a Pediatric Concussion Clinic
Katherine Lumetta, MD; Sam Halama, BA; Shayne Fehr, MD; Jennifer Apps, PhD; Danny Thomas, MD, MPH
CASE REPORTS
Pediatric Acute Q Fever in Rural Wisconsin: A Case Report
Taylor Boland Rigby, MD; Tyler Grunow, MD; Jillian Landeck, MD; Kathryn M. Schmit, MD; Jennifer Lochner, MD
Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis With Fungemia and Possible Strongyloides Co-infection
Julie Jerabek, MD; Ahmed Abdulrahim, MBBCh; Stephen Cavalieri, PhD; Kelsey Witherspoon, MD; Rima El-Herte, MD
Leprosy in the Upper Midwest
Kathy Bach, MD; Molly A. Hinshaw, MD; Bridget E. Shields, MD
Ocular Findings Aid in Diagnosis of West Nile Virus
Brandon K. Winward, MD; Justin L. Gottlieb, MD; Jonathan S. Chang, MD; E. Luke Bradbury, MD; Nenita Maganti, MD; Chintan Pathak, MD; Benjamin J. Fowler, MD, PhD
An Unlikely Guest With an Overstayed Welcome: Cyclospora-Induced Postinfectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Matthew Aiken, MD; Trisha Jethwa, MD; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH; Muhammad Bilal Abid, MD, MS, MRCP, FRCPE
REVIEW
Imagining Eco-Wellness: A Scoping Review of Interventions Aimed at Changing Individual Behaviors to Promote Personal Health and Environmental Sustainability
Brandon R. Kim, MD, MPH; Maggie L. Grabow, PhD, MPH; Sarah Walters, BS; Sabrina Rateike, BS; Mary Hitchcock, MA, MLS; Bruce Barrett, MD, PhD