A 4-year-old child with fever and persistent cough

A 4-year-old child with fever and persistent cough

Case report The presenting patient was a 4-year-old female who was hospitalised with fever and cough, which had persisted for the previous 2 months. There had been no prior respiratory symptomatology and the perinatal course had been uncomplicated. The patient was subsequently referred to the Dept of Pulmonary Medicine (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) after abnorma...

A 35-year-old man with persistent cough, fever, and sore throat.

(CHEST 1999; 116:248–251) A 35-year-old white Belgian man with an uneventful medical history was referred from Port Said, Egypt, for fever of unknown origin. As a civil engineer, he was working on a tunnel project with 50% of his day spent underground in caissons. About 6 months before referral, he developed a sore throat, hoarseness, nasal congestion, cough, and slightly enlarged submandibular...

A 4-month-old infant with cough and fever.

Healio.com/Pediatrics | 139 Editor’s note: Each month, this department features a discussion of an unusual diagnosis in areas including genetics, radiology, or dermatology. A description and images are presented, followed by the diagnosis and an explanation of how the diagnosis was determined. As always, your comments are welcome via email at [email protected]. A4-month-old boy was referred to ...

A 50 Year Old Man with Fever and Abdominal Pain

The patient is a 50-year-old man who has been diagnosed with abdominal pain, fever, shivering and constipation with nausea and vomiting with a possible diagnosis of typhoid. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed by injection of contrast agent for the patient. What is your diagnosis?

A 2-year-old male with persistent fever and pneumonia.