Complete molar pregnancy in a 53-year-old woman

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 Cyanotic Woman without Clubbing Fingers

Results This patient had serial preoperative examinations including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographies, and cardiac catheterization before undergoing cardiac surgery for reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract and repair of aortic and tricuspid valves. She had an uneventful postoperative course and remained asymptomatic afterward. Patients of similar conditions had b...

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

Nasal tuberculosis in a 56 year old woman

Abstract Background: Nasal tuberculosis (NTB) is rare, but it can be caused by either a pulmonary disease or a retrograde involvement of the nose by lupus vulgaris of the facial skin. In this study, we present a case of NTB with an ulcerative lesion in her left nasal cavity. Case presentation: A 56 years old woman presented with an ulcerative lesion in her left nasal cavity. The patient exhib...