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
A 29-year-old woman with irregular adherence to treatment for lupus erythematosus nephritis; presents with nausea, headaches, and hypertension that were relieved by hemodialysis; shown: admission MRI (A and B) and follow-up MRI (C) a few days after hemodialysis
A 43-year-old man with previous transphenoidal surgery due to ACTH-producing pituitary adenoma; presents with right ear pain with ipsilateral laterocervical tenderness and high fever; blood analysis reveals high WBC
A 12-year-old boy with history of right-side jaw swelling and right nasal block for 2 months
A 52-year-old man with altered mental status and fever who underwent complete resection of a right cerebellar hemangioblastoma 8 years earlier
A 3-year-old girl with recent nonfebrile convulsion referred to the pediatrics emergency department
A 40-year-old man with epilepsy since 14 years of age, progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness, and hyperreflexia
An elderly woman concerned about longstanding nontender hard intraoral swelling with an associated clicking sensation when chewing
A 4-year-old boy admitted in the emergency room with headache, diplopia, and papilledema