CASE 86 A 38-year-old man developed a flu-like syndrome with fever, headache, and anorexia. During the ensuing 8 weeks, he noted continuing fevers, sweats, 30-lb weight loss, and depression. He…
CASE 81 A 35-year-old white man went to an urgent care clinic twice over the course of 3 days before being admitted in the month of August to the hospital…
CASE 73 A group of 28 college students traveled to India. Several of the students had not received childhood immunization because of nonmedical exemptions. Six of these students became sick…
CASE 70 A 27-year-old man was brought to the emergency department of a hospital with high, spiking fevers, severe diffuse pain over the lower abdomen, and loss of appetite. Two…
CASE 46 A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department of a general hospital with a 10-day history of intermittent diarrhea and tenesmus, with blood and mucus visible in the…
CASE 68 A 24-year-old man was brought to a local hospital emergency department because of severe pain and swelling that had developed in his left thigh that day. The pain…
CASE 45 A 54-year-old woman presented to her family physician complaining of abdominal pain that had been worsening for the past 2 weeks. She stated that it often improved immediately…
CASE 65 A 31-year-old white man was brought in to the emergency department (ED) of a general hospital with the complaints of fever and visual hallucinations. Four days before his…
CASE 77 A 36-year-old man was brought to the hospital for complaints of persistent high fever, dry cough, and worsening shortness of breath for a week. He had been diagnosed…
CASE 47 A 25-year-old man presented to a hospital clinic with a 2-week history of sustained diarrhea (three to five bowel movements per day), nausea, flatulence, and lack of appetite….
