CASE 58 A 64-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department with 5 days of fever, headache, and confusion. She had had diarrhea for 2 days that resolved a few…
CASE 62 A 45-year-old white homosexual man was brought by his partner to the emergency department of a general hospital because of fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, and mental status…
CASE 57 A 3-week-old baby boy was brought to the emergency department with a 24-hour history of fever, poor feeding, irritability, and a seizure that occurred just before arriving at…
CASE 27 A 26-year-old male liberal arts college student visited a primary care clinic seeking medical attention. He was very concerned about the painful, itchy sores (blisters) that had developed…
CASE 55 A 48-year-old man presented to an internist for a physical exam, since he had not been to a physician for many years. He was asymptomatic, but routine chemistry…
CASE 22 A 23-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for fever, nonproductive cough, progressive shortness of breath, and fatigue for 2 weeks. He had been diagnosed as HIV positive…
CASE 31 A 26-year-old woman came to a city sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic complaining of a profuse yellow, foamy vaginal discharge with foul odor. The discharge began 2 days…
CASE 17 Five workers between the ages of 29 and 48 years presented to an acute care clinic with a 1-week history of fever, chills, night sweats, cough, headache, fatigue,…
CASE 26 A 31-year-old African American woman presented with low-grade fever, malaise, and a rash. She recalled having had painless ulcers, which appeared on the vulva one month before this…
