Oncology/Hematology
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<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: Strange Syncopeѻý>
Case Findings: A 56-year-old male presents with multiple episodes of syncope. One episode occurred while driving his motorcycle, causing him to sustain multiple nonsurgical cervical spine fractures. An MRI of the brain was obtained.
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Nov 28, 2016
<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: More Than A Rashѻý>
Case Findings: A 51-year-old woman visited her primary care doctor complaining of a rash, pruritus, myalgias, and muscle weakness that made normally easy tasks like standing from a seated position difficult. The rash was an erythematous blanching patch, spread across her back and shoulders like a shawl and across her chest in a V shape. She had also noticed that her fingernail folds were red and swollen.
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Aug 10, 2016
<ѻý>Make the Diagnosis: Leg Lesion Teaserѻý>
Case Findings: A 47-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer noticed several red, flaccid bullae on her leg. She was also experiencing fever, cough, and shortness of breath, which developed quickly, so she went to the ED.
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Aug 02, 2016