Case details A 65-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department in an unconscious state. Apparently, he had become increasingly depressed after the death of his younger son two months ago. Previously, before his death, he had been a moderate drinker, but consumption of alcohol had increased markedly over the last few weeks. He had […]
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A 30-year-old woman had severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Evaluations including upper and lower endoscopies did not establish any intestinal infection. She gradually improved and was discharged after 2 weeks. 2 years later she was admitted to a psychiatric unit with acute mental changes and hallucinations, she had to be transferred to the
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Case study-1 A 24 –year –old male suffering from Malaria was put on Primaquine. He developed malaise, fatigue and yellow discoloration of sclera and skin. On examination – There was pallor- ++, icterus ++, Pulse – 100/min., Temperature 102°F. The liver and spleen were palpable. The investigation report was as follows- Hb-5gm% TLC-13000 cmm esp. polymorphs
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Case Details A 15 –year-old girl presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea for 3 days. She became jaundiced and a presumptive diagnosis of infective hepatitis was made, but serological tests were negative. She subsequently died of fulminant liver failure. At post-mortem, her liver copper concentration was found to be grossly increased. What is the probable diagnosis? What kind of
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Case Details An 18 –year- old female reported to the physician for consultation. She complained of generalized weakness, lethargy, and inability to do the routine work from the previous few months. On further questioning, she revealed that she was having excessive bleeding during menstruation for the previous six months. She complained of breathlessness and palpitations
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Case details A- 29-year-old officer presented to the emergency department complaining of chills and breathing difficulty. He was a heroin abuser who was admitted to the same hospital 7 years ago because of drug overdosage. He had lost 10 kg of body weight since his last clinical visit. On examination, he had multiple enlarged lymph
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