Elderly Woman With Fever and Abdominal Discomfort

An elderly woman with fever and hilar adenopathy.

A 71-year-old white female with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rheumatoid arthritis, and right total knee and hip replacement was admitted with right lower extremity cellulitis. A right lower extremity Doppler examination was negative. Administration of cefazolin produced improvement of the cellulitis. The patient complained of shortness of breath and a nonproductive...

Abdominal Challenging Image in an Elderly Woman

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Armed Forces Hospital, Brasilia-DF, Brazil Phone: +55-61 39662103 e-mail: [email protected] Received: 14 September 2016 Accepted: 6 January 2017 • DOI: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1364 Available at www.balkanmedicaljournal.org Cite this article as: Santos VM, Menezes FEF. Abdominal Challenging Image in an Elderly Woman. Balkan Med...

Elderly Woman with Abdominal Pain: Bedside Ultrasound Diagnosis of Diverticulitis

A 72-year-old otherwise healthy female presented to the emergency department with two weeks of worsening abdominal pain. She was afebrile with normal vital signs. Her physical examination was notable for moderate abdominal tenderness without rebound to the left and suprapubic regions of the abdomen. Laboratory studies were remarkable for a white blood cell count of 13,000/mm3. A focused bedside...

Isolated Splenic Metastasis Presenting with Continuous Fever and Abdominal 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?