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Yellow-Brown Plaque on the Foot

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  • Post published:January 3, 2023

A 64-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and poorly controlled type II diabetes mellitus presents for evaluation of colour changes on her left foot.

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A 3-year-old Boy With a Dark Spot in his Hair

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  • Post published:January 3, 2023

A 3-year-old boy presented to the clinic with a dark spot in his hair that measured 3 cm by 3 cm. The skin in this region was lightly pigmented, with dark hairs; the lesion had been more pigmented at birth.

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Swelling in the Neck, Sore Throat, Chills, and Chest Pain

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  • Post published:December 27, 2022

A 58-year-old healthy man was evaluated for a toothache of 2 days' duration. He was treated with oral penicillin and an opiate analgesic and advised to have the affected teeth pulled.

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Thickening Skin and Enlargement of the Nose

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  • Post published:December 21, 2022

What is the diagnosis based on this image ?

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Left Retro-Orbital Pain, Double Vision and Rash on the Forehead

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  • Post published:December 18, 2022

A 62-year-old man reported acute left retro-orbital pain of one week's duration. Physical examination revealed no abnormalities. Three days later, double vision developed, and the next day a rash appeared on the forehead.

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Blue-grey Discoloration of Nose, Cheeks, and Forehead

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  • Post published:December 9, 2022

His medications were apixaban, ramipril, bisoprolol, amlodipine, and amiodarone. Physical examination showed discoloration of his nose, cheeks, and forehead.

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Fever and Painful Blisters on Arms, Legs, and Face

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  • Post published:December 4, 2022

A 7-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of fever and with several days of painful blisters on her arms, legs, and face. Two weeks earlier, she had completed a course of penicillin for tonsillitis.

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Primigravid Woman with Proximal Muscle Weakness, Striae, and Facial Plethora

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  • Post published:December 2, 2022

A 27-year-old primigravid woman was admitted with new-onset diabetes and hypertension at 32 weeks of gestation. She had worsening proximal muscle weakness, striae, and facial plethora for several months.

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Painful, Smooth, Red Tongue

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  • Post published:November 25, 2022

A 64-year-old man presented to the oral medicine clinic with a painful, smooth, red tongue and a burning sensation around his lips that had developed 6 months earlier. No deficits were found on neurologic examination.

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Nail Changes in a Patient With Lymphoma

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  • Post published:November 22, 2022

A 42-year-old man who was undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma presented to the oncology clinic with changes in his fingernails. What is the most likely underlying cause of this presentation?

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