CASE 69 A 66-year-old white man underwent surgery for colon carcinoma, and 2 days later he experienced severe pain at the surgical wound site. Within several hours, local edema and…
CASE 39 A 31-year-old man returned to the United States in late summer from a 3-week-long trip to Bangladesh. On the second day after his return, he presented with sudden,…
CASE 38 A 75-year-old man experienced the acute onset of severe abdominal cramps. Later in the morning, watery diarrhea occurring every 15 to 30 minutes developed, initially with small amounts…
CASE 36 A 41-year-old white man was brought to the emergency department with a 3-day history of shaking chills, high fever, headache, abdominal pain, and generalized weakness. Mild diarrhea had…
CASE 66 A 9-day-old female newborn was taken to a hospital by her parents, who reported a 10-hour history of an inability to nurse and difficulty in opening her jaw….
CASE 33 A 27-year-old man presented to an ambulatory care clinic with complaints of fever, headache, sore throat, and malaise for over a week and a rash for the past…
CASE 21 A 20-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of moderate fever, cough, shortness of breath, weight loss, and anorexia. He complained about a draining…
CASE 32 A 21-year-old woman seen in a clinic complained of bothersome vulvar itching and thick, whitish vaginal discharge lasting for several days. She had had no previous episodes. She…
CASE 37 A 71-year-old male returned home after a 2-week stay in Mexico. The day after his return, he experienced an acute onset of fever, crampy abdominal pain, and watery…
CASE 30 A 27-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of a city medical center complaining of lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, and dysuria for 1 week. She also complained…
