CASE 34 A 20-year-old white man was brought to the emergency department of a local hospital for evaluation of severe abdominal cramping and diarrhea. The patient had lower abdominal discomfort…
CASE 29 An 18-year-old male high school student presented with a 48-hour history of painful urination with a yellowish penile discharge. He returned 2 days ago from Daytona Beach, where…
CASE 28 A 23-year-old woman visited her family physician for her routine physical exam and Pap smear. She had a few small, raised lesions on the cervix but was otherwise…
CASE 42 A 67-year-old man presented with fever, abdominal cramping, and frequent diarrhea (six to nine bowel movements per day) for 4 days. Three weeks before the current episode, he…
CASE 18 A 38-year-old man was seen by his family physician for two weeks of fever, productive cough, right-sided pleuritic chest pain, a 12-lb. weight loss, and a painful lesion…
CASE 12 A 41-year-old white man was admitted with a 3-day history of high fever and dry cough. His initial symptoms progressed to include headaches, muscle aches, and confusion. Past…
CASE 23 An 18-year-old woman presented with a worsening of her chronic cough for the past week. She had had a low-grade fever, as well as fatigue and shortness of…
CASE 14 A 5-month-old girl was brought to the pediatric clinic of a local general hospital in February with a 2-day history of cough, respiratory difficulty with nasal discharge, and…
CASE 13 In December, a 71-year-old man from a nursing home was brought to the hospital in acute respiratory distress. He had been in his usual state of health until…
