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Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 24 year-old female presents with a history of multiple ankle sprains and complains of difficulty keeping up with her peers on group walks. An X-Ray of her foot demonstrates pes cavus and hammer toes. Original image posted by @dimitriusss. Answer: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease This patient has Charcot-Marie-Tooth…
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week Three days after a coronary artery bypass grafting, a 55-year-old woman presents with dyspnea, fatigue, and heaviness in the chest. 200 mL of milky white fluid is drained by thoracentesis. The fluid has a triglyceride count of 120 mg/dL. Image Credit: @ILoveICU. Answer: Chylothorax Chylothoraces are commonly…
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 69-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome presents with multiple ring-shaped lesions on both hands. The lesions are non-pruritic and developed over the past four days. When she visits for follow-up two weeks later, the lesions remain present. Original image posted by @osler1982….
Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 58-year-old woman presents two days after a cardiac catheterization with malaise, fatigue, and new violaceous livedoid lesions on her feet. She is also found to have mild acute renal dysfunction. Image credit: @hfehmi. Answer: Cholesterol embolization syndrome When small particles of atheroma embolize during a vascular…
