Journal-based

Treatment-Refractory Nodular Scleritis

A 59-year-old woman with a 5-year history of intermittent bilateral uveitis and scleritis presented with painful left uveitis and an episcleral nodule shown to be a uveal-episcleral lesion on ultrasound biomicroscopy. Biopsy of a nasal sinus mass 3 years earlier…

Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post COVID-19 Conditions

Importance  Few risk factors for long-lasting (≥4 weeks) COVID-19 symptoms have been identified. Objective  To determine whether high levels of psychological distress before SARS-CoV-2 infection, characterized by depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness, are prospectively associated with increased risk of developing…

Pediatric Cystic Deep Neck Mass Presenting With Stridor and Dysphagia

A 6-month-old girl presented to the emergency department for evaluation of fever and was noted to have mild inspiratory stridor, which began acutely at 4 months of age without any inciting illness or event. What is your diagnosis?

Postauricular Cyst in a 15-Year-Old Girl

A 15-year-old girl presented with a right-side postauricular mass, which showed high signal intensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and lining by squamous epithelium on histopathological examination after surgical excision. What is your diagnosis?

A Middle-aged Woman With Parotid Swelling

A 53-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease and prior myocardial infarction that was treated with warfarin presents to the emergency department after awakening with right preauricular and right upper neck swelling. What is your diagnosis?

An Unusual Case of Severe Bilateral Extraocular Muscle Enlargement

A 47-year-old woman with a history of metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoid tumor status in remission after liver transplant was hospitalized for workup of a new pancreatic mass concerning for recurrence. Examination revealed restriction of extraocular movements in all directions of gaze,…