Although only a minority of patients with hypertension have secondary causes for it, identifying these patients is crucial, because treatment of the root cause may resolve or improve control of hypertension...
A 28-year-old woman presented with worsening pruritic rash for 3 weeks after having visited Jamaica. The rash was located on all 4 extremities, her lower back, and the inferior aspects of both buttocks. ...
A 47-year-old woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus presented for neurologic evaluation due to diplopia and ptosis that she had noted upon awakening 2 days earlier.
A 5-year-old boy presented to urgent care with a pruritic rash present on his elbows and knees. The rash had been present for approximately 1 month and had no known etiology.
A 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with altered mental status, ophthalmoplegia, paroxysms of extremity weakness associated with progressive ataxia, and diminished lower extremity...
Isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis is a rare presentation of midbrain cerebrovascular accident. This report describes a case of isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis resulting from a tiny...
In this column, we will continue discussing the 62-year-old man from last month’s column. The patient had been adherent to the prescribed treatment regimen and was doing well following his episode of...
