A 1-year-old boy presented with a 3-day history of intermittent fever, barking cough, and hoarseness. The physical examination revealed neck lymphadenopathy and audible stridor, but the patient was not in respiratory distress and was not drooling.
A previously healthy 18-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a 3-month history of coughing, expectoration of reddish sputum, weight loss, and fever; a small region of swelling had developed on his anterior chest wall in the preceding week.
A 77-year-old woman with achalasia was evaluated in a gastroenterology clinic for intermittent dysphagia to solids, regurgitation of liquids and solids, and recurrent esophageal yeast infections over the previous 11 years, as well as a 7.7-kg (17-lb) weight loss over the previous 3 years.
An otherwise healthy 45-year-old man presented with a 4-week history of nonpainful discoloration of the maxillary gingiva. He had no history of pigmented skin lesions. What is the Diagnosis ?
A 69-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of progressively worsening abdominal distention and pain. She was taking dexamethasone for cerebral edema associated with glioblastoma multiforme. What's the Diagnosis?
A woman presented with this tender lesion on her abdomen; she was previously healthy, did not recall a recent insect bite, and otherwise had no symptoms. She improved with antibiotics. What is the diagnosis?
A 23-year-old man who had been a passenger in a minivan was brought to the emergency department after a high-speed road-traffic accident. He had transient hypotension and tachycardia, which improved after the administration of intravenous fluids.
During childhood this patient had had an alkali burn of the esophagus that resulted in complete esophageal stenosis. What is the most likely cause of this physical finding?
A 63-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer and recent use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medications presented to the emergency room with an acute onset of shortness of breath and chest pain. What's the Diagnosis ?
What is the most likely diagnosis associated with these findings and symptoms of eye and ear pain?