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Tag: diagnostic dilemma
Misdirected by a Mass: Syphilis
The presence of an intraabdominal mass suggested malignancy rather than an increasingly common sexually transmitted infection. A 20-year-old man presented with fever and severe...
Case Studies Tab Added to AJM Blog
Do you like to read interesting case studies and diagnostic dilemmas? If so, check out the new tab at the top of the AJM...
Necrotizing Eyelid Inflammation Heralding Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
A man in his late fifties sought care in the Emergency Department for expanding redness and increasing discharge from his right upper eyelid. The...
South Sudan to Martha’s Vineyard: Malaria
A summer vacation came to a sudden, dramatic end when a 52-year-old woman had a witnessed seizure at a social event. The patient, who...
Caught on Capsule: Iron-deficiency Anemia Due to Hookworm Infection (video)
A tiny ingestible camera identified an otherwise elusive source of anemia in a 63-year-old man. The patient presented to an outside hospital with a...
True, True, Related? Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type II
Abnormalities in iron metabolism clouded the final diagnosis in a patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. A 20-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of...
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