Volume 43 - Issue 13 - December 2003

Consultant

Sarcoidosis
04/30/2011
Nikolaso K. Akritidis, MD; C. Kanioglou, MD; D. Eftaxias, MD; I. Takalou, MD
A 40-year-old woman who said she had asthma was admitted to the hospital with worsening dyspnea and cough. A β-adrenergic agent was her only medication.
04/30/2011

Stercoral Ulcer
04/30/2011
By Dr Virendra Parikh
By Dr Virendra Parikh
A 73-year-old man with chronic constipation presented to the emergency department with hematochezia.
04/30/2011

Acute Pulmonary Embolism
04/30/2011
By Dr Virendra Parikh
By Dr Virendra Parikh
A 75-year-old obese woman with subacute-onset dyspnea and lower right posterior chest pain was brought to the emergency department.
04/30/2011
Hailey-Hailey Disease
04/30/2011
Joe R. Monroe, PA-C, MPAS, PA
Several times a year a rash erupts on the chest, axillae, and neck of a 41-year-old woman. Her father and siblings have a similar history.
04/30/2011
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Vasculitis Associated With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
04/30/2011
Robert P. Blereau, MD
Diffuse petechiae suddenly arose on the back and abdomen of a 79-year-old woman.
04/30/2011
Give Patients a “Breather” Before the Carotid Exam
04/30/2011
December 1, 2003
December 1, 2003
Examine patients’ carotid arteries immediately after you examine their lungs.
04/30/2011

Turban Tumor
04/30/2011
Yelva L. Lynfield, MD; Darron D. DiGiulio
A 79-year-old man was brought to the emergency department with mental status changes. A CT scan revealed a lacunar infarct.
04/30/2011

Tinea Versicolor
04/30/2011
Yelva L. Lynfield, MD; Darron D. DiGiulio
For 2 years, a slightly pruritic, light brown, scaly rash had been present on a 20-year-old man’s neck.
04/30/2011

Penile Fracture
04/30/2011
D. Brady Pregerson, MD
A 34-year-old man came to the emergency department after a mishap during sexual intercourse resulted in a cracking sound in his penis with immediate pain a
04/30/2011
Dupuytren Disease
04/30/2011
Charles E. Crutchfield, III, MD
For 3 years, a linear plaque had been slowly developing on the left palm of a 47-year-old woman who had difficulty in opening and closing her hand.
04/30/2011