An ankle injury in a skeletally immature boy turns out to be much more serious than initial radiographs suggest to the casual observer.

The art and science of medicine that serves patients' best interest is defended against the overwhelming need to avoid malpractice lawsuits.

Despite its undisputed benefits, bisphosphonate therapy can lead to jaw osteonecrosis, a devastating oral condition.

A patch of irritated skin on this patient's axilla developed into a pruritic rash that worsened with OTC treatment. Punch biopsy revealed the diagnosis.

As traditional risk factors decline, investigators are investigating other potential risk factors for head and neck cancers.

Facial pain and swelling attributed to an impacted wisdom tooth turn out to be signs of a life-threatening diagnosis.

A 40-year-old female found a small but growing red lump under her tongue. She did not smoke tobacco or drink alcohol, nor did she have a history of doing so.

A 13-year-old female presented with a 4-day history of left knee pain. The pain had come on suddenly. The patient stated that after she walked home from school, she had some moderate knee discomfort; then, after dinner, she noticed increased pain and swelling just below her patella.

The patient was a 7-year-old boy who presented with painful sores in his mouth. Three days before presentation, the patient complained to his mother that his mouth felt extremely painful. He said the pain was worse when he ate or drank. On examination, his mother noticed multiple small ulcers all over the inside of the boy's mouth. She administered an OTC oral anesthetic spray, but this did not relieve the pain. The patient had no associated fever, chills, headache, rash, sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough.

A 74-year-old woman presented with a 5-day history of chills, head congestion, sinus tenderness, sore throat, and a productive cough with yellow-colored sputum. She stated that for the past 3 days she also had been experiencing intermittent chest tightness that worsened when she coughed and occasionally radiated down her left arm. She noted mild shortness of breath associated with exertion only.