CASE 11 A 21-year-old white woman developed fever, headache, and a gradually progressive dry cough. Over the next 2 days, her cough worsened, becoming productive of small amounts of clear…
CASE 8 A 64-year-old man presented to a clinic with complaints of low-grade fever, productive cough of yellow-green sputum, and worsening of his chronic shortness of breath for several days….
CASE 10 A 66-year-old white man presented with a cough, fever, night sweats, and chest pain. He also noted a 12-lb weight loss over 3 weeks. He was a homeless…
CASE 4 A 9-year-old girl presented with low-grade fever, sore throat, and malaise for 2 days. These symptoms developed 10 days after arriving at a summer camp operated by a…
CASE 1 A 14-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of fever, sore throat, and a red left eye, which felt like there was ‘sand’ in…
CASE 7 A 2-month-old white girl suffered from cough for more than 2 weeks. The patient’s mother became concerned when the child turned blue after a series of coughing spells…
CASE 3 A 6-year-old girl came home from school feeling miserable on a cold day in January. She had a high fever and complained of an itchy throat. She had…
CASE 6 On a cold day in December, a 16-month-old boy was brought to a clinic for runny nose, hoarseness, barking cough, and a low-grade fever. According to his mother,…
CASE 2 A 21-year-old male college student came to the emergency department of a local hospital complaining of fever, headache, and sore throat with severe fatigue and difficulty in swallowing…
CASE 5 A 7-year-old girl presented with a 2-day history of fever, headache, earache, and swelling and tenderness at the parotid and submaxillary areas. She also found it difficult to…
