A 37-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician with erythematous and pruritic patchy lesions on her scalp that had been present for a year, which the patient initially presumed to be associated...
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Joseph M. Lam, MD; Kin Fon Leong, MD
Maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis (also known as urticaria pigmentosa) is the most common form of cutaneous mastocytosis and accounts for 70% to 90% of pediatric cases. Its incidence has been estimated...
A 66-year-old man is being evaluated for elective, outpatient surgery on his left elbow. Approximately 30 years prior, the patient sustained a traumatic fracture of his left elbow that required surgical...
A 51-year-old man who works in the delivery services industry presented with bilateral leg edema, weight loss, and fatigue. He has lost more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in the past 4 months without dieting. In...
In a 3-week period, two men present to the office asking for advice regarding prostate cancer screening and evaluations they have undergone in recent weeks.
Afolake Mobolaji, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Nwamaka Dike, MD; Folashade S. Omole, MD, FAAFP
A 66-year-old man presents to the clinic with a small, bright red bump on his left ring finger, which he noticed about 1 to 2 months prior to presentation.
When evaluating patients presenting with low back pain, conducting a targeted history and physical examination is vital to identify indications of a potentially significant underlying condition, what we...
A 54-year-old woman presented to an outpatient office for recurrent erythema and tenderness of the right lower eyelid and cheek. She was not taking any medications, and her health was excellent. She denied...
A 71-year-old Russian-speaking man with a past medical history of hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia presented to the emergency department for evaluation of severe hemoptysis.
