A 53-year-old woman with abdominal pain and fullness

A 53-year-old woman with abdominal pain and fullness.

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?

Thigh pain in a 53-year-old woman.

A 53-year-old woman presented with 3 months of progressively worsening right medial thigh pain. She reported having constant severe pain and a burning sensation in the upper thigh. Her pain was worse at night, often awakening her from sleep. Initially, she experienced some relief with aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen; however, these no longer provided relief. She obtained partial pain relief wi...

A 53-year-old woman with thrombocytosis and pulmonary embolism

A 53-year-old woman was referred to our cardiology clinic for evaluation of severe exertional breathlessness of 3 months duration, after an episode of pulmonary embolism. Her medical history began in 1995 when the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia was established, treated with hydroxyurea. The diagnosis was based on bone marrow biopsy. The specimen showed proliferation mainly of the megaka...

A 53-year-old woman with a severe headache, bilateral eye pain, blurred vision, and photophobia.

A 53-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with a severe headache, bilateral eye pain, blurred vision and photophobia. She started oral topiramate 25 mg daily for migraine prophylaxis the evening before. Symptoms immediately started upon awakening, and she was brought to our emergency department. She reported a history of allergy to corticosteroids and gastric intolerance to oral...