Case of the Month
An otherwise healthy 10-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with ongoing difficulty walking after injuring his leg one week ago playing soccer.
A 79-year-old female with a past medical history including hypertension, dyslipidemia and prior stroke presents with a history of chronic fatigue.
A 73-year-old male presents to the clinic for evaluation after an incidental finding of a small right kidney mass on an abdominal CT scan.
A 51-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia presents with increasing fatigue, mild abdominal discomfort, and occasional bloating.
A 55-year-old woman presented to the dermatologist with a four-month history of a distinctive pruritic, erythematous, vesicular rash on her extremities and perioral region.
A 55-year-old woman with a 20-pack-year smoking history presents with several months of progressive muscle weakness. Chest CT reveals a mediastinal mass, which is later surgically resected.
A 70-year-old white man presents to his primary care physician with concerns about a dark pigmented lesion on his upper right arm.
An 84-year-old woman was referred to a dermatology clinic for an ulcerating nodule on her left cheek.
A 6-year-old girl is brought to the emergency room by her parents. She has developed a painless swelling on her left thigh that has gradually increased in size over the past two months. Initially, her parents thought it was a bruise or injury from playing, but the swelling became progressively larger and more firm. Recently, she has experienced some difficulty walking and now has a noticeable limp.
A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 2-month history of diplopia, headaches, neck and back stiffness, overall weakness, and sensory loss in the hands and feet.
A 60-year-old woman presented with back pain since last year, weight loss in the past months, and hematuria in the past weeks.
A 22-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of diarrhea, crampy abdominal pain, and slight fever over the last 2 years.
A 35-year-old female patient has an asymptomatic thyroid mass that was diagnosed 6 years ago as a 10 mm “cyst” that was followed by surveillance.
A 63-year-old man presented to his family doctor with a 6-week history of cough and 15 lb unexplained weight loss.
A 63 year-old male presents with nasal obstructive symptoms (blockage, nasal discharge and epistaxis) for 2 months.
A 12-year-old patient presents to their family physician with a large abdominal mass as well as decrease in appetite and weight loss.
A 57-year-old male presented to ER with acute onset of expressive aphasia and facial droop.
A 23 year old male patient presented to his family doctor after noticing his left hemiscrotum was enlarged compared to the right.
A 31-year-old patient presented to the emergency room with a several-week history of headaches and recurrent episodes of palpitations, shortness of breath, anxiety, and sweating.
A 67-year-old patient presented to their family doctor for worsening chronic cough with new onset low volume hemoptysis, fatigue, and weight loss.
A 40-year-old patient presented to the emergency room with a 12-hour history of chills, headache, and shortness of breath.