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Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 35-year-old male presents to his family physician with progressive heel pain. He denies any recent trauma and mentions the pain has worsened in the last two days, affecting his ability to walk. He has recently completed a course of antibiotics. On examination, there is warmth, erythema, and tenderness…
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 62-year-old female presents with fatigue and innumerable pruritic, keratotic lesions on her back and neck which she says developed quite suddenly two months ago. A blood test reveals a microcytic anemia with hemoglobin of 9.1 g/dL. Image credit: @kdh113. Answer: Gastrointestinal malignancy These lesions are seborrheic keratoses,…
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 44-year-old female recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia presents with a five-day history of a fever, malaise, and a painful rash approximately three weeks after chemotherapy. Examination reveals erythematous papules on her back, arms, and the dorsum of both hands. A blood test shows an elevated white cell…
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A full-term female infant is born to a healthy 34-year-old woman. Newborn examination reveals a broad chest with widely spaced nipples, a webbed neck, and lymphedema of the feet. Investigations including a karyotype analysis are performed, and the results later demonstrate a 45XO chromosomal pattern. Image credit: @JuliaKirkby….
