Case of the Week Archive
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 13, 2014
A 52-year-old man with a history of chronic alcoholism and liver cirrhosis admitted with malnutrition and septic shock. On the 10th day of hospitalization he developed disorientation, altered vigilance, and psychomotor agitation.
October 2, 2014
A 6-year-old boy presents to the ER with a painful focal nasal swelling 4 weeks after minor trauma to the face. A clear liquid discharge was noted at this site. The glucose rapid test for the liquid discharge was positive, suggestive of cerebrospinal fluid. There was no history of prior surgery or any prior nasal swelling.
September 29, 2014
A 33-year-old Hispanic man with HIV, presenting to the emergency department for increasing weakness, lethargy, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and blindness for the past few weeks
September 22, 2014
A 54-year-old man with pancytopenia presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of left eye swelling, photophobia, excessive tearing, blurry vision, and frontal headache.
