A 7-year-old boy presented with a 3-week history of an ulcerated vesicle on his left cheek, left-sided facial swelling, and left submandibular lymphadenopathy after being scratched by a kitten. The swelling...
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD1,2—Series Editor • Benjamin Barankin, MD3 • Joseph M. Lam, MD4 • Andrew A.H. Leung, BSc5 • Alex H.C. Wong, MD6
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD1,2—Series Editor • Benjamin Barankin, MD3 • Joseph M. Lam, MD4...
This article is part of a series describing and differentiating dermatologic lumps and bumps. In part 22, caput succedaneum, cephalohematoma, and subgaleal hemorrhage are described.
A 68-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department with a decrease in vision bilaterally, more on the right side, for 4...
A previously healthy 14-year-old girl with no significant medical history presented to our pediatric emergency department with worsening right upper quadrant abdominal pain in the setting of generalized...
David S. Kirwin, BS1 • John F. Linabury, MD2 • Kevin T. Wright, MD2
David S. Kirwin, BS1 • John F. Linabury, MD2 • Kevin T. Wright, MD2
In September 2021, A 27 year-old male came into clinic reporting painful plantar hyperkeratosis. He recently began taking sorafenib, a multi-kinase inhibitor, targeting a desmoid tumor in the patient’s...
Kent Axcell, BS1 • Jon Beaton, BS, MBA1 • Aidan Maxwell, BS2 • Paul J. Wirth, MD3
Kent Axcell, BS1 • Jon Beaton, BS, MBA1 • Aidan Maxwell, BS2 • Paul J. Wirth, MD3 ...
Collegiate athletes participating in predominantly outdoor sporting events such as soccer, football, baseball, and lacrosse may be outside for up to 4 hours daily per NCAA guidelines. An investigation into...
A 21-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to the clinic with “something hanging” from her uvula. She had noticed it a few months before the presentation when she felt a tickling...
A 78-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalized tonic-clonic seizures of unknown duration and fever of 38.6 °C. He had a medical history significant for ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
A 58-year-old man presents to the clinic with severe abdominal pain that has been ongoing for several days. The pain is in his upper abdomen and radiates to his back. The patient describes the pain as...
A 43-year-old woman with no significant medical history was admitted to our hospital’s step down unit with a headache secondary to a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, which had been discovered on computed...
Terrisporobacter is an anaerobic gram-positive bacterium causing infection in postoperative patients, particularly those with comorbidities, and is rarely linked to the disease process itself.
Lauren B. von Zabern, MS31 • Carolyn G. Carter, MD, MS2
Lauren B. von Zabern, MS31 • Carolyn G. Carter, MD, MS2
Candida haemulonii is a rare, fungal organism. This emerging, multidrug resistant pathogen can cause many different types of infections. We present a case of a previously healthy, 16-year-old girl with a...
