Case of the Month Articles

What caused this mucosal diarrhea?

August 25, 2011

A patient presents to determine the cause of her abdominal cramping and the mucous and pink-red streaks in her stool.
 

Vaginal bleeding, suprapubic cramping, and blood clots in a female patient

, Michael H. Stella, MD; Ali S. Raja, MD, MBA, MPH July 26, 2011

A patient with a history of two cesarean sections and one therapeutic abortion presented after she passed several small blood clots and experienced cramping over the past hour.
 

Jaundice, fatigue, and intermittent abdominal pain in a teenager

June 17, 2011

A teenager experiencing worsening fatigue, jaundice, darkened urine, and vague intermittent abdominal pain presented for evaluation.
 

Extreme swelling and unusual symptoms in an African woman's finger

May 25, 2011

A 28-year-old female presents with a markedly enlarged finger accompanied by excoriation and yellow discharge.
 

Intermittent headaches relieved by lying down

, Mark Casteel, MD; Peter White, MD April 29, 2011

The patient was growing depressed that attempts at pain relief, including therapy for migraine headache and chiropractic care, failed to relieve her month-long symptoms.
 

Altered mental status and heroin use in a teenage male immigrant

April 15, 2011

A young male is brought in by friends for evaluation of his confused mental state and vomiting, which they claim is due to excessive partying.
 

What is the cause of this floater in a patient's eye?

March 15, 2011

A US Army helicopter pilot deployed in Iraq presents with a troubling loss of peripheral vision and describes seeing a crescent-shaped black spot.
 

Swelling of the eye and light sensitivity in a patient struck in the face by a wakeboard

, Michael Suprenant; Barbara Piccirillo, MS, RPA-C, DFAAPA February 25, 2011

The patient brushed off the mishap until friends noted ocular swelling and drooping of the right eyelid.
 

Progressive paresthesias and pain in the extremities, chest, and abdomen following a seizure

February 16, 2011

Two weeks after a grand mal seizure, a male patient presents to neurology with numbness, posterior neck pain, and trouble with balance.
 

A female patient with shortness of breath at rest and fluid retention

, January 28, 2011

A patient with a history significant for pulmonary arterial hypertension presents with shortness of breath and jugular venous distention.
 
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