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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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