Transient Monocular Blindness in a Man in His 30s
This case report discusses a diagnosis of giant ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient who presented with transient monocular blindness and no cardiovascular symptoms.
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An Atypical Optic Nerve Head Mass
A 47-year-old man presented with a sudden decrease in vision in the right eye and a history of binocular diplopia, bilateral cranial nerve 6 palsies, and an undifferentiated pontine mass. Examination revealed a large optic nerve head mass with optic…
Older Woman With Proptosis, Ptosis, and Blurred Vision
A woman in her early 70s with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and colon polyps presented to oculoplastic surgery with 1 week of progressive right-sided proptosis, headache, right eyelid ptosis, and blurry vision. Outside magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated…
Mal de Meleda
This case report describes diffuse waxy palmoplantar hyperkeratosis in a symmetrically well-demarcated “gloves and socks” distribution with nail dystrophy.
Possible Digoxin-Related Toxic Effects in a Patient
This case report describes a patient in their 70s with hypertension and heart failure presenting to the emergency department with chest discomfort, nausea, anorexia, and weakness.
Favre-Racouchot Syndrome
This case report describes multiple solitary open black comedones located bilaterally on the malar cheeks and temples as well as yellowish, smooth-surfaced papulonodular lesions in close association with the comedones.
Management of Candida
This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and infection-prevention measures for Candida auris.
Annular Erythematous Plaques With Overlying Blisters in a Cluster of Jewels Pattern
A woman in her 80s presented with erythematous, nondesquamative, annular plaques in a cluster of jewels pattern on her wrists and legs. What is your diagnosis?
Erythrasma
This case report describes well-demarcated brown plaques with overlying fine scale in the bilateral axillae, inframammary folds, and inguinal folds and widespread coral-red fluorescence.
Foveal Pseudoduplication in a Young Male Patient
This case report describes a diagnosis of pseudofovea found on examination in an otherwise asymptomatic young male patient.
