CASE 63 A 30-year-old white woman was brought to the emergency department of a local hospital with a 2-week history of progressively severe headache, nausea, and vomiting; several seizures had…
CASE 79 A 9-year-old boy was brought to the hospital by his parents with complaints of repeating intense chills and daily high fever for 4 days. The parents said that…
CASE 75 A 55-year-old woman presented to her family physician with a 3-day history of burning and pain over her left forearm. The symptoms were rather abrupt in onset, and…
CASE 72 A 58-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of progressive, mildly painful skin lesions on his left arm that had begun with an erythematous lesion on his left…
CASE 71 An 8-year-old white boy was brought to the dermatology clinic for the examination of raised lesions on his head. He was otherwise healthy. The lesions were first noticed…
CASE 60 In July, a 61-year-old homeless man was brought to the hospital by paramedics with complaints of fever, malaise, and worsening headache for the past 3 days. He also…
CASE 67 An 18-year-old male college student was brought to the emergency department of a hospital with the complaints of fever, chills, and pain while walking. The patient had experienced…
CASE 52 A 41-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of worsening abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting with blood. His abdominal pain was mainly in his right upper quadrant….
CASE 90 A 46-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of increasing forgetfulness, depression, and personality changes. Electroencephalographic (EEG) examination and head CT scan were unremarkable, and no specific diagnosis…
CASE 87 In late September, a 51-year-old man with a one-week history of fever, headache, and muscle aches was taken to a clinic. He noted an ulcer on his right…
