Sulfhemoglobinemia in a 53-Year-Old With a History of Phenazopyridine Misuse

A 53-year-old man with hemoptysis.

A 53-year-old black man presented with recurrent episodes of hemoptysis, with 1.5 cups of bright red blood expectorated over a 2-day period. He denied having fever, chest pain, vomiting, night sweats, shortness of breath, or dizziness. He had had a dry cough for several months before admission to the hospital. He also had lost 40 lb from dieting in the past several years. He was being treated f...

A 53-year-old man with a sclerosing rib lesion

RATIONALE Sclerosing osteomyelitis of Garré is a rare condition that occurs most commonly in tubular bones and the mandible. Its nontypical symptoms, low morbidity, and insidious process make its diagnosis difficult at an early stage. In this article, we reported a case of chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis which occurred in flat bone. PATIENT CONCERNS A 53-year-old man was diagnosed with rib s...

diastematomyelia presenting with no pain in a 53-year-old man: a case report

initial presentation of diastematomyelia is rarely seen in adults. the purpose of this case report is to present a case of clinically silent diastematomyelia unrecognized into adulthood and review of the literature. a 53-year-old persian man was admitted to our hospital with gait disturbance, weakness of the right lower extremity, sensory loss of the left and right lower extremity of two weeks’...

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 abdominal pain and fullness.