A 5-Year-Old With Fever, Headache, Neck Stiffness, and Leg Pain

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?

An 11-Year-Old Boy with Headache, Fever, and Neck Pain.

Clinical Case of the Month: A 49-Year-Old Man with Fever, Headache and Leg Weakness.

A 49-year-old man with an unremarkable past medical history presented to an outside hospital with a five-day history of fever, left leg weakness, myalgia and headache. The patient reported that the illness started as a fever and sore throat and he was originally diagnosed with streptococcal pharyngitis and prescribed antibiotics. The day after his initial diagnosis, his fever had progressed to ...

A 15-year-old girl with fever and abdominal pain.

We present a case of a previously healthy 15-year-old girl with fever, right lower quadrant pain, and hip pain. Her history was notable for a recent laparoscopic appendectomy that was complicated by the development of intraabdominal abscesses. She reported normal bowel movements and good appetite on a regular diet, although she did endorse a recent 5-kg weight loss. Further investigation and ex...

A 3-year-old child with abdominal pain and fever.

CASE HISTORY A previously healthy 3-yr-old male was evaluated for fever and abdominal pain, and a chest radiograph was performed (fig. 1). A detailed history was collected and the parents reported the child having a ‘‘distended abdomen’’ from a few months old. They had the impression he was a calm child, less inclined to run and play than his peers. In the previous year, two episodes of bronchi...