Browsing by Title "Case report"

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  • Case analysis : Ethical issues in predictive genetic testing of minors for adult-onset hereditary conditions 

    Wahidi, Lila; Brandt, Lea; Sherman, Jan; Sherman, Michael (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
    Introduction: Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset conditions in children is an issue that has initiated ethical discussions and polarized views. Case Presentation: A genetic counselor is contacted by a mother ...

  • Case report 

    Kurukulasuriya, Damascene (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-12)
    A 62 year old female was admitted to the hospital for elective, two-stage spinal surgery. She had a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, anemia, subclinical hypothyroidism, mild mental retardation, Ogilvie's ...

  • Case report 

    Moylan, Kyle (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-11)
    A 44 year-old man with a history of recurrent deep vein thromboses and pulmonary embolism was admitted to the hospital with bilateral pulmonary emboli and an acute, non-occlusive DVT of the left common femoral vein. He had ...

  • Case report 

    Folzenlogen, Robert (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
    A 76 year old male was transferred to MU for management of pneumonia and rhabdomyolysis. He gave a history of cough, green sputum, fever, chills and malaise for the past several weeks; these symptoms did not improve after ...

  • Case Report : Uncommon presentation of pernicious anemia, hypothyroidism, and pericardial effusion 

    Manandhar, Nila; Yerram, Sushma; Kodali, Lavanya (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
    Introduction: Pernicious anemia is not commonly investigated as an etiology for Vitamin B12 deficiency. However, it is associated with other autoimmune disorders and may be linked with H. pylori infections as well as an ...

  • Case Report : Widespread rash in an immunocompromised 31-year-old female : Case report and literature search 

    Grumke, Adam; Rojas-Moreno, Christian (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
    A 31-year-old female presents with a widespread vesicular and papular rash involving her anterior and posterior trunk, proximal extremities, neck, and face with sparing of soles and palms. Her past medical history is ...

  • Case Reports : Isolated intestinal angioedema induced by an ACE-inhibitor 

    Hampel, Paul; Chela, Harleen; Irish, John; Parker, Rochelle (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-07)
    INTRODUCTION: We report a case of isolated angioedema in a patient who presented with severe abdominal pain shortly after starting Lisinopril for treatment of hypertension. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 26 year old female presented ...

  • Case Reports : Meckel's diverticulum found on virtual capsule endoscopy 

    Mandalia, Amar; Hinrichs, Benjamin; Dhere, Tanvi (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-10)
    A healthy 39-year-old Caucasian male presented to an emergency department with three episodes of hematochezia over two days, along with a syncopal episode and diaphoresis. An upper endoscopy revealed mild esophagitis and ...

  • Case Reports : Non-traumatic muscle pain in a diabetic 

    Mullick, Monalisa; McDonough, Cheryl (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
    The prevalence of diabetes in the adult population in United States is approximately 10[percent] and is expected to rise. The myriad of complexities of this entity, both microvascular and macrovascular is anticipated to ...

  • Case Reports : Rheumatoid pleural effusions and trapped lung : An uncommon complication of rheumatoid arthritis 

    Stout, Jessica; Hayes, David; Rojas-Moreno, Christian; Clary, Kevin; See, William (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease affecting approximately 1[percent] of the population. It is familiarly defined as "chronic, symmetric, debilitating and destructive inflammatory polyarthritis characterized by ...

  • Crohn's disease and enterocutaneous fistulas 

    Christianson, Leif (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-03)
    Fistulas that arise in association with Crohn's Disease are classified as those with no evidence of active disease (type 1) and those associated with intra-abdominal abscess formation (type 2). This distinction is important ...

  • An unusual case of late recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with soft tissue masses 

    Deng, Aileen; Javad, Asad; Uppal, Guldeep; Kasner, Margaret (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-07)
    Hodgkin lymphoma remains primarily a nodal disease. Extranodal involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma is less common than that seen in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In particular, extranodal Hodgkin lymphoma involving soft tissues is ...