Monthly Archives: July 2015

Acute Anemia in a Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Question: A 64-year-old man presented with syncope. He had been diagnosed with a multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage D 2 months before admission. Continue reading

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Acute Anemia in a Patient With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Question: A 64-year-old man presented with syncope. He had been diagnosed with a multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage D 2 months before admission. Continue reading

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An Unusual Solid and Cystic Pancreatic Tumor in a 20-Year-Old Woman

Question: A 20-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. She denied melena, fever, or weight loss. Her medical history was remarkable for a Crohn’s disease, first manifested during childhood age and treated medically (immuno… Continue reading

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An Unusual Solid and Cystic Pancreatic Tumor in a 20-Year-Old Woman

Question: A 20-year-old woman presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. She denied melena, fever, or weight loss. Her medical history was remarkable for a Crohn’s disease, first manifested during childhood age and treated medically (immuno… Continue reading

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A Painful Perianal Lesion

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

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A Painful Perianal Lesion

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

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Drooling, Irritability, and Refusal to Eat in a 22-Month-Old Child

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

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Drooling, Irritability, and Refusal to Eat in a 22-Month-Old Child

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

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Abdominal Discomfort due to an Unusual Abnormality

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

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Abdominal Discomfort due to an Unusual Abnormality

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

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