67-Year-Old Woman With Recurrent Hypoglycemia

A 67-year-old woman with recurrent hypoglycemia: non-islet cell tumour hypoglycemia.

Hoarseness and cough in a 67-year-old woman.

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2004;17:469–472 A 67-year-old white woman presented with an approximately 1-month history of hoarseness and nonproductive cough. She had quit smoking 20 years earlier and denied chest pain and dysphagia. She was referred to an otorhinolaryngologist for further assessment. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and chest was then requested. Contrast-enhanced CT images of th...

A 68-year-old woman with recurrent cystitis

Case presentation A 68-year-old Hispanic woman presented with a third episode of cystitis. She complained of multiple episodes of dysuria, frequency and suprapubic discomfort for the past six months. She denied fevers, chills, hematuria and flank pain. There was no history of nephrolithiasis and she had no other complaints. Her symptoms responded to oral levofloxacin, administered for 14 days a...

A 50-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Generalised Seizures

A 50-year-old woman presented in May 2006 with recurrent generalised convulsions. She had a history of hypertension treated with indapamide, but was otherwise well. Her older sister and mother were known to have thyroid disease. She did not have any history of chronic alcohol use nor any recent history of head injury. The patient had never lived outside of Hong Kong. Prior to admission, she was...

A 71-year-old woman with recurrent falls and confusion

Case presentation A 71-year-old African-American woman presented to the authors’ hospital with recurrent falls and confusion. She reported fatigue, loss of appetite and weight loss that had been progressing over several months. In the two days before her presentation, she felt dizzy and the family noticed intermittent confusion. She denied fever, respiratory or urinary symptoms. She reported ch...