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What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient?

— Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant

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Elderly Farmer Experiences Strange Abdominal Rash and GI Symptoms

Moral of the story: don't walk barefoot in the fields

May 08, 2023
Case Shows Danger of Gallstone Ileus in Patients Over 65

Clinicians found CT scan to be best diagnostic tool

May 01, 2023
Man Goes Blind After Binging on Booze and Crystal Meth

Look beyond uremia and acidosis for rare cause of lentiform fork sign on MRI, authors say

Apr 24, 2023
Floaters Affect Vision of Kidney Transplant Patient

UL97- and UL54-resistant CMV retinitis treated with multivirus-specific T-cell therapy

Apr 17, 2023
Man Goes Blind After Binging on Booze and Crystal Meth

Look beyond uremia and acidosis for rare cause of lentiform fork sign on MRI, authors say

Floaters Affect Vision of Kidney Transplant Patient

UL97- and UL54-resistant CMV retinitis treated with multivirus-specific T-cell therapy

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Diabetes Patient Develops Large Blisters, Macules on Lower Leg

Is infection, injury, or diabetic dermopathy responsible?

Apr 10, 2023
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Solitary Penile Ulcer Could Signal Various Sexually Transmitted Infections

PCR testing reveals an unusual presentation of an increasingly common disease

Apr 03, 2023
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Case Reports Detail Vision Loss Linked to Recalled Artificial Tears

Outbreak "may be a wake-up call for the field," say editorialists

Mar 22, 2023
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Cases of Bald Spots After Regular Use of Detangling Hairbrushes

A report of three cases of trichomalacia in young women

Mar 20, 2023
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Strange Asymptomatic Rash Affects Young Man With Obesity for 2 Years

Diagnosis implicates high triglycerides as a contributor

Mar 13, 2023
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Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Interrupted by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Young Woman

Patient recovered quickly, thanks to cardiologist's fast response

Mar 06, 2023
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Patient's Colonoscopy Refusal Highlights Value of CRC Screening

Man with a first-degree relative with CRC initially only agreed to stool-based testing

Feb 27, 2023
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Man Presents With Episodic, One-Sided Facial Paralysis

Uncommon presentation of MS detailed in case report

Feb 21, 2023
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What Caused a Mysterious Grayish Tongue Plaque in a Healthy Man?

Man presented with irregular gray-white ulcers on the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils

Feb 13, 2023
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Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up?

Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain

Feb 06, 2023
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Woman Seeks Answers After 3 Years of Painful Genital Ulcers

Histopathology reveals a disease most often seen in young children

Jan 30, 2023
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What Caused a Man to Develop Friable Bleeding Nodules on His Arms and Hips?

The cause lies in a lengthy history of cancer treatment, confirmed by histopathology analysis

Jan 23, 2023
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Why Is a Fit Swimmer Breathless and Coughing Up Blood?

Case highlights a little-known, potentially dangerous, often recurrent condition of swimmers

Jan 17, 2023
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Regular Episodes of Fainting, Stomach Pain Plague Middle-Age Heavy Drinker

Symptoms persisted for 2 years before the patient was admitted to the hospital

Jan 09, 2023
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