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An 11-Month-Old Boy With Chronic Diarrhea, Failure to Thrive, and Hepatomegaly
The patient was admitted to the hospital for a history of chronic diarrhea and severe failure to thrive. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, September 2007
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A Case of Pancreatic Lymphoma
A 55-year-old man with a history significant for CAD and obstructive sleep apnea presented to the hospital with a 3-month history of abdominal pain and recent onset of bright red blood per rectum.
Journal Article, August 2007
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Case 17: Sudden Paralysis in a Boy With Headaches
An adolescent boy with chronic headaches presents with episodes of "legs giving out." Are the 2 symptoms linked?
Clinical Case, July 2007
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Refractory Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea
The authors report the case of a patient with refractory C difficile-associated disease and offer a brief review of current and emerging therapeutic options in this setting.
Clinical Case, May 2007
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Laparoscopic Colectomy
The authors discuss the indications as well as the potential benefits and complications associated with laparoscopic colectomy. Video clip of procedure included.
Clinical Case, May 2007
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Case 16: Chasing the Dragon
After a 2- to 3-day drinking binge, this young man suffered a relentless deterioration in his mental status. What caused his fulminant coma?
Clinical Case, April 2007
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A 10-Year-Old Boy With a 6-Month History of Gingival Bleeding and Epistaxis
A 10-year-old boy presented to the ED with a 6-month history of gingival bleeding, followed by epistaxis in the week preceding presentation. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, April 2007
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Enterocolic Fistula Associated With an Intestinal Lymphoma
The authors report the case of an elderly patient with failure to thrive and new-onset diarrhea who underwent colonoscopy.
Clinical Case, February 2007
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Case 15: When a Stroke Is Not a Stroke
A patient with AIDS presents with strokelike symptoms. Can you find the underlying cause?
Clinical Case, January 2007
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Esophageal Duplication Cyst -- A Guest Case in Robotic and Computer-Assisted Surgery From the University of Nebraska Medical Center
According to the authors, this is the first case report of laparoscopic robotic-assisted transhiatal esophageal duplication cyst removal.
Clinical Case, November 2006
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Case 14: A Woman With Bilateral Bell's Palsy
Everything tasted like butter and sounds were too loud in her right ear; 2 weeks later, she couldn't swallow. What's your diagnosis?
Clinical Case, October 2006
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A 14-Year-Old Girl With Abdominal Pain and Emesis
A 14-year-old Vietnamese-American girl presented with a 4-day history of abdominal pain; nonbloody, nonbilious emesis; and decreased urinary output. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, October 2006
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The Problem With Gastric Varices
A 72-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a syncopal event. Upon regaining consciousness, she described the onset of hematemesis in addition to several episodes of melena.
Clinical Case, September 2006
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Case 13: A Man With Progressive Headache and Confusion
What "red flags" point to the need to search for serious underlying mechanisms of headache? What is the differential for pachymeningeal enhancement? Test yourself and learn with this interactive case.
Clinical Case, July 2006
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Ewing's Sarcoma Metastasis to the Gastric Wall in a 72-Year-Old Patient
The authors have been unable to find any cases of Ewing's sarcoma metastatic to the stomach or the GI tract in the literature, and therefore believe that this represents the first reported case.
Clinical Case, July 2006
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A 2-Year-Old Boy With Emesis and Facial Edema
A 2-year-old boy presented with an 8-day history of emesis and a 1-day history of facial edema. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, June 2006
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Case 12: My Doctor Says That I Have ALS!
The patient had a "funny feeling" in his right leg and an EMG suspicious for ALS, but his history and symptoms didn't quite add up. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
Clinical Case, March 2006
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Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity
The patient is a 42-year-old woman with a BMI of 39 who has failed several diet treatments for losing weight.
Clinical Case, March 2006
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A 2-Year-Old Girl With Chronic and Recurrent Emesis
This patient presented for a second opinion with the chief complaint of abdominal pain of 5 days' duration and vomiting for 1 day. Read the case report and make the diagnosis.
Clinical Case, January 2006
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Case 11: A Young Woman With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions
Learn about the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with blurred vision associated with headache and left-side numbness.
Clinical Case, January 2006
