Daily Archives: July 28, 2015

Question: A 54-year-old white man with a history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus complicated with disseminated bartonellosis infection was recently diagnosed with multicentric Castleman disease. He was treated with 4 weekly doses of ri… Continue reading →

Question: A 54-year-old white man with a history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus complicated with disseminated bartonellosis infection was recently diagnosed with multicentric Castleman disease. He was treated with 4 weekly doses of ri… Continue reading →

Question: A 22-month-old child was taken to the emergency room by his parents owing to continuous drooling, irritability, and refusal of food intake. He presented with a body temperature of 37.4°C, heart rate of 144 bpm, and blood pressure of 100/60 m… Continue reading →

Question: A 22-month-old child was taken to the emergency room by his parents owing to continuous drooling, irritability, and refusal of food intake. He presented with a body temperature of 37.4°C, heart rate of 144 bpm, and blood pressure of 100/60 m… Continue reading →

Question: A 30-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of mid abdominal pain. She denied diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloody stool, fever, or weight loss. She visited the emergency department of a local hospital where an abdominal computed tom… Continue reading →

Question: A 30-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of mid abdominal pain. She denied diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloody stool, fever, or weight loss. She visited the emergency department of a local hospital where an abdominal computed tom… Continue reading →

Question: A 47-year-old woman with no significant past medical history was referred with a 2-year history of intermittent postprandial epigastric pain associated with bloating. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy 2 years ago showed antral gastritis but her s… Continue reading →

Question: A 47-year-old woman with no significant past medical history was referred with a 2-year history of intermittent postprandial epigastric pain associated with bloating. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy 2 years ago showed antral gastritis but her s… Continue reading →

Question: A 78-year-old man was referred to our clinic for progressive esophageal dysphagia. He had first noted intermittent difficulty with swallowing solids 6 months before the visit. His symptoms had worsened progressively over the past 2 months to both solids and liquids. He had a 10 pounds loss over this time period. His past medical history was significant for coronary artery disease and history of bypass grafting 15 years before the presentation. He had a remote history of smoking (>30 years ago). Continue reading →

Question: A 78-year-old man was referred to our clinic for progressive esophageal dysphagia. He had first noted intermittent difficulty with swallowing solids 6 months before the visit. His symptoms had worsened progressively over the past 2 months to both solids and liquids. He had a 10 pounds loss over this time period. His past medical history was significant for coronary artery disease and history of bypass grafting 15 years before the presentation. He had a remote history of smoking (>30 years ago). Continue reading →