September 3rd 2024
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Cavitary Lung Cancer With Metastases
September 14th 2005A 60-year-old woman with a 3-month history of cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath was brought to the emergency department. The patient denied any history of fever, chills, or rigors; she complained of mild hemoptysis for 1 week and a 9-kg (20-lb) weight loss during the last few months. The patient had smoked cigarettes for 40 years.
Unusual X-Ray Finding in Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis
September 14th 2005Four days after having been given cefuroxime for sinusitis, a 49-year-old woman experienced abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fever (temperature of 39.4°C [103°F]), and nausea. These problems persisted for 1 week, at which time the patient arrived at the emergency department. She had no recent history of travel, ingestion of undercooked food, or exposure to anyone with similar digestive problems.
Tinea Versicolor in 30-Year-Old Woman
September 14th 2005Although tinea versicolor is fairly common, its appearance on the face and neck is unusual, notes Robert P. Blereau, MD of Morgan City, La. His patient, a 30-year-old woman, exhibits the pale, rounded, fine-scaled lesions typically found on tanned or dark-skinned persons.
Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
September 14th 2005A 25-year-old man, who was an injection drug user, presented with a several-day history of dyspnea and fever. He complained of excessive malaise, fatigue, and weight loss but denied any hemoptysis. The examination of the lung revealed bilateral crackles in both lower zones.
Cough, fever, diarrhea, and weight loss had disturbed a 52-year-old woman for 1 month. AIDS had been diagnosed 5 years earlier, but she had declined medical treatment. The patient's vital signs were stable when she was admitted to the hospital. Physical examination results were unremarkable except for thrush and mild, diffuse abdominal tenderness.
Kaposi's Sarcoma in the Sigmoid Colon
September 14th 2005A 2-week history of diarrhea mixed with bright red blood was the presenting complaint of a 40-year-old man who was seropositive for HIV. Stool studies and culture results were negative for microorganisms. Colonoscopy demonstrated only the raised vascular lesion seen here in the sigmoid colon, which may have been responsible for the bleeding.