CASE 35 Six individuals from a single family presented over the course of 2 days with low-grade fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. All six individuals had eaten Thanksgiving dinner…
CASE 19 A 35-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a 3-week history of fever, night sweats, headache, joint pains, dry cough, and severe fatigue. He had lost 16…
CASE 16 A 29-year-old woman suffered from a dry cough, shortness of breath, and pleuritic chest pain. She continued to have these symptoms for more than a week and subsequently…
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…
