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Sagittal T2-weighted FLAIR MRI demonstrating extensive hyperintense signal within the right occipital and posterior parietal white matter that is consistent with vasogenic edema surrounding the lesion with mild local mass effect.
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Mimicking CNS Malignancy: A Rare Case of Autoimmune GFAP Astrocytopathy
03/16/2026
Madelyn Rayos, BS; Janet Park, BS, MS; Sashi Makam, MD
A 72-year-old man was referred to the emergency department by his primary care physician (PCP) for evaluation of dizziness and gait instability.
03/16/2026
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Fitzpatrick Skin Type III female with exquisitely tender, brownish-red, poorly demarcated, subcutaneous nodules on the bilateral anterior shins.
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Erythema Nodosum in an Adolescent Following Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis
03/08/2026
Romina Garakani, BS; Zane Sejdiu, BS; Hannah Kahn, BS; Aspen Trautz, MD; Blake E. Brooks, MD, MS; Mary M. Braden, MD; Farhaan Hafeez, MD; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
A 15-year-old adolescent girl with Fitzpatrick Skin Type III presented to dermatology with a 3-week history of tender, brownish-red, poorly demarcated, subcutaneous nodules on the bilateral anterior shins. ...
03/08/2026
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This image shows the patient’s back with 1.8 cm hemorrhagic plaque with central vesicles
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Disseminated Herpes Zoster: A “Can’t Miss” Diagnosis
02/22/2026
Aspen Trautz, MD; Sarah Ahmed, MD; Claire Rose Kissinger, BS; Carla Shiller, MD; Mary M. Braden, MD
A 65-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with ecchymotic lesions that had started 10 days prior in various areas, including the right lower back, right heel, central abdomen, and left...
02/22/2026
What's Your Diagnosis?
Fig. 2. Posterior left arm
What's Your Diagnosis?
An Unbothersome Rash
10/27/2025
Timothy Layne Counce, Jr., DO, MS; Jennifer Haile, MD; Brooke Bohn, MD
A 3 year-year-old previously healthy boy presents with a rash that abruptly appeared on his bilateral cheeks, upper arms, buttocks and extending slightly to his lower back and bilateral legs.
10/27/2025
Case in Point
woman holding chest
Case in Point
Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome as a Rare Cause of Epigastric Pain
08/23/2025
Farah Khan, MD; Daniyaal Syed, BA; Daniel Levy; Luke Mollnow, DO
A 44-year-old woman with a past medical history of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, left ventricular thrombus, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ischemic cardiomyopathy (ejection...
08/23/2025
Pulmonary Pitfalls
pulmonary pitfalls
Pulmonary Pitfalls
Lies, Damned Lies, and Bronchiectasis
07/09/2025
Florence Chau-Etchepare, MD; Brian Morrissey, MD; Samuel Louie, MD
Compared to other chronic airway disorders like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis is generally among the least understood. This may be due, in part, to the sheer volume...
07/09/2025
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Diagnostic Challenges of Psoriasis: A Multifaceted Case of Triple-Drug Interaction and Literature Review
05/10/2025
Divya Shah, MD
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...
05/10/2025
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Figure 1
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A Healthy Male With Recalcitrant Herpes Zoster
05/05/2025

Juan Qiu, MD, PhD1 • Alice Lin, BS, BA2 • Sara Ferguson, MD3

Juan Qiu, MD, PhD1 • Alice Lin, BS, B...
A 62-year-old healthy man presented to his primary care provider with a 2-day history of painful vesicular rashes on his right trunk.
05/05/2025
Radiology Quiz
AP radiograph of the right shoulder indicates radiopaque lesion of proximal humerus.
Radiology Quiz
An Elderly Woman With Persistent Arm Pain
04/28/2025
Stacy H. Leung, MD, MBA; Namita Bhardwaj, MD, MS, MPH; Ashley Echeta, MD; John C. Hagedorn, II, MD
A 79-year-old, right-handed woman presented to her primary care physician’s office with no prior hospitalizations for persistent right arm pain associated with a right antecubital mass.
04/28/2025
Case in Point
doctor taking notes
Case in Point
Variceal Hemorrhage in the Setting of Chronic Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension After Neonatal Instrumentation
04/17/2025
Colleen Boyle, MD; Jeffrey M. Allison, MD; Brett Sadowski, MD
A 43-year-old woman with longstanding thrombocytopenia previously attributed to an idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura secondary to prior Helicobacter pylori infection, presented to the emergency department...
04/17/2025