A 2-year-old previously healthy, fully-immunized right-hand–dominant boy presented to a children’s emergency department with acute-onset fever and paralysis of his right upper extremity.
Metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic and antiprotozoal medication that is effective against trichomoniasis, amebiasis, and intra-abdominal and gynecologic infections caused by anaerobic bacteria. In...
During a medical mission to the indigenous Cabécar people of Costa Rica, a 9-year-old girl presented with a chief concern of fleabites of several months’ duration. On physical examination, the girl was...
A 73-year-old man with a history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease who had undergone left knee total replacement approximately 3½ years ago presented with a 1-day...
A 51-year-old woman with a history of obesity, bilateral lower-extremity edema, type 1 diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and spinal stenosis presented to the emergency department...
A 5-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of a blister on her right thumb. She denied any discharge, trauma, insect bite, and fever. She had no known sick contacts, but she had experienced a similar...
Taking a detailed history in women presenting with symptoms indicative of a urinary tract infection is essential in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of recurrent UTIs.
