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Tag: diagnostic dilemma
Insidious: Takayasu Arteritis
Hypertensive crisis in a 39-year-old Haitian woman with a history of hypertension proved secondary to an underlying chronic disease. Having arrived in the emergency...
A Cryptic Case: Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis
A Cryptic Case: Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis
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A rare infection raging within the brain of a 50-year-old African-American man was impossible to diagnose until after his...
Nearly Missed: Postpartum Type B Aortic Dissection
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A new mother was evaluated 3 times over 2 weeks before the aortic tear responsible for her symptoms was identified. The patient, a 37-year-old...
Just Scratching the Surface: Intractable Nausea and Vomiting
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Linitis plastica is an uncommon (<20% of all gastric cancers) and aggressive form of gastric cancer with a high rate of metastatic disease at...
It Took a Village: Good’s Syndrome
A complex medical history became even more tangled when a 52-year-old man presented with a 4-week history of dry cough, dyspnea, weight loss, chills,...
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Varicella Zoster Virus-Induced Complete Heart Block
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Teaching Anti-Racism in the Clinical Environment
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