25-year-old female with autism and a 1-week history of fever

25-year-old female with autism and a 1-week history of fever

The patient, a 25-year-old female with autism, presented with a 1-week history of fever. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Diagnosis: The x-ray reveals a foreign body in the right airway (arrow) and an infiltrate in the right lower lobe (circle). Referral to a hospital for extraction of the foreign body and treatment is necessary for this patient. Case presented by Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM, Terem Emergency Medical …

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42-year-old man complained of new lesions following a business trip

42-year-old man complained of new lesions following a business trip

A 42-year-old man complained of new lesions following a business trip. He noticed that the lesions all appeared in the morning, just before he returned from his trip. The lesions itched. On exam there were multiple round, red, minimally elevated papules, all of a uniform shape. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

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