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Self Assessment Questions
A 23 year old man presented to the casualty department with right periorbital oedema. A diagnosis of urticaria was made, antihistamines were prescribed, and he was discharged home. Within 24 hours he returned complaining of increased facial swelling and dysphagia, and a medical opinion was sought. He denied recent facial trauma, or insect stings. Further inquiry revealed that he had suVered a s...
متن کاملSelf Assessment Questions
A 23 year old man presented to the casualty department with right periorbital oedema. A diagnosis of urticaria was made, antihistamines were prescribed, and he was discharged home. Within 24 hours he returned complaining of increased facial swelling and dysphagia, and a medical opinion was sought. He denied recent facial trauma, or insect stings. Further inquiry revealed that he had suVered a s...
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A 74-year-old man with a history of rheumatoid disease, and a left lower lobectomy for carcinoma of lung 25 years previously was admitted as an emergency to hospital with a 3-day history of a purpuric rash. The rash was noted initially on the feet and spread proximally to involve the thighs and buttocks with involvement of the extensor surface of the upper limbs but sparing of the trunk. There ...
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A 23-year-old man was riding his motor bike on a wet country road. Negotiating a sharp curve the bike slipped and he landed on his outstretched left hand while the bike toppled over him, trapping the left leg underneath. On examination there was an obvious deformity of his left leg with swelling and bruising over the left shoulder along with some friction burns. Radiographs revealed a closed, d...
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A 70-year-old man presented with anorexia, altered bowel habit and weight loss. He had a history of heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical examination showed rheumatoid deformity and pedal oedema. Laboratory investigations demonstrated microcytic anaemia, eosinophilia and hypoalbuminaemia. Barium enema and contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) were performed (figures 1 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ceylon Medical Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2386-1274,0009-0875
DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v52i1.1045