a 33-year-old woman with severe postpartum headache

A 33-year-old woman with severe postpartum headache

Case presentation:1 atient was a 33-year-old woman underwent her first time cesarean section combined with spinal epidural anesthesia 5 days before and discharged the day after with good condition. She got severe headache with pain score about 8-9, 2 days after discharge from hospital. Her headache was severe, bilateral, pulsatile and almost likely sudden onset accompanied with nausea that mild...

A 33-year-old woman from Zimbabwe

with AIDS and a CD4 count of 6 cells/mm3, non-compliant with antiretroviral therapy, presented with severe headaches, vomiting, fevers, and a productive cough. Physical examination revealed tachycardia, a temperature of 39.4°C, clear lungs, and an absence of meningeal signs. Laboratory studies showed a white blood cell count of 4.8 and hemoglobin of 10.1 g/dL. A lumbar puncture was consistent w...

Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis with Cecum Involvement in a 33-Year-Old Woman

Abdominal tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent forms of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Various regions of gastrointestinal tract including cecum, terminal ileum, peritoneum, lymphatic system, and solid viscera can be affected by tuberculosis. Here we report a 33-year-old woman presented with fever, chills, and a history of abdominal discomfort. Lymphadenopathy was detected on physical exami...

A 33-year-old woman from Nigeria with eosinophilia.

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...

A 52-year-old woman with headache and bradycardia.

Cardiac sarcoidosis should be suspected in young patients with cardiac symptoms, especially when there is concurrent personal or family history of sarcoidosis. While sarcoidosis is self-limiting in about 40% of cases, cardiac involvement portends a more ominous prognosis with higher mortality rates. The definitive diagnostic test for cardiac sarcoidosis is the endomyocardial biopsy, an invasive...