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- Acute lymphangitis
Linear erythematous streaks sometimes spread with remarkable speed—within a few hours.
- Sigmoid volvulus: Coffee bean sign, whirl sign
A 79-year-old man with cortical cerebellar atrophy presented with progressive abdominal distention and constipation.
- A young man with hypertension and hypokalemia
At presentation, his blood pressure was 184/154 mm Hg, and his serum potassium level was 3.1 mmol/L.
- Giant uric acid stone in the bladder
The patient said he had to urinate 30 to 40 times a day, but only in small amounts.
- Desquamating pustular rash
The symptoms had started 3 days after the patient began using ciprofl oxacin eye drops.
- Atraumatic splenic rupture in acute myeloid leukemia
Atraumatic splenic rupture is rare but potentially life-threatening, especially if the diagnosis is delayed.
- A complication of enoxaparin injection
Computed tomography revealed a hematoma measuring 15 by 15 cm compressing the bladder and causing hydronephrosis.
- Vulvar and gluteal manifestations of Crohn disease
Crohn disease is associated with extraintestinal manifestations in up to 45% of patients.
- Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.