Odynodysphagia and Oropharyngeal Mass
A 60-year-old female patient presented with odynophagia and dysphagia and was found to have left-sided erythematous oropharyngeal bulging. What is your diagnosis?
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A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
A woman had shortness of breath and a first-degree relative with a history of ascending aorta dissection. Imaging showed an isolated dilatation in the mid ascending aorta and a bicuspid aortic valve but no pulmonary infiltrates, effusion, or embolism and…
Bifid Pupil Iridodialysis Secondary to Airsoft Gun Injury
This case report describes a diagnosis of iridodialysis in an 11-year-old boy who presented with decreased vision and inflammation after direct blunt trauma to the left eye.
Bilateral Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis
This case report discusses a diagnosis of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a man aged 61 years who presented with vision loss, ophthalmoplegia, and ptosis.
Vascular Conjunctival Lesion in a Patient With a Recent Diagnosis of HIV Infection
This case report describes a diagnosis of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma in a patient recently diagnosed with HIV infection and taking highly active antiretroviral therapy.
An Epiretinal Roller Coaster Effect
This case report describes a diagnosis of epiretinal membrane with retinal traction in a patient with known bilateral age-related macular degeneration.
Medications for Obesity – A Review
Importance Obesity affects approximately 19% of women and 14% of men worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity. Antiobesity medications (AOMs) modify biological processes that affect appetite and significantly improve outcomes, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Observations AOMs should…
Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Hospital—Rethinking Current Practice
This Clinical Insight proposes a new framework for managing asymptomatic blood pressure elevation in the hospital setting.
Lesioning the BrainóFrom Serendipity to Science
This case report describes use of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a method to create spatially precise thermal lesions in the brain without a craniotomy.
A Patient With Proteinuria, Myalgias, and Decreased Pigmentation of Facial Skin
A patient had bilateral leg edema, insomnia, myalgias, paresthesias in the fingertips, lighter pigmentation of the facial skin compared with other areas of the body, proteinuria, and an elevated creatinine level. What is the diagnosis and what would you do…
