The onset is rapid, meets the criteria within 48 hours of sy…
The onset is rapid, meets the criteria within 48 hours of symptoms, can present as disorientation or psychosis, course fluctuates from days to less than 1 week; improves when treatment has been provided, older adults may resolve in 2 weeks. What are these signs/symptoms representing?
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____________________________________ is a progressive, autoimmune, inflammatory disease of the central nervous system; the demyelination of the white and gray matter structures of the CNS which shows up as Lesions (plaques) on the MRI; is diagnosed with younger individuals (20-40 years of age)
Read DetailsA 68-year-old patient presents to a primary care clinic with…
A 68-year-old patient presents to a primary care clinic with a 4-day history of severe burning pain and hypersensitivity along the right lateral chest wall. Two days after the onset of pain, the patient developed clustered vesicular lesions on an erythematous base extending from the mid-back to the anterior chest in a band-like distribution. Physical examination reveals that the lesions are confined to a single thoracic dermatome. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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A 7-year-old child is brought to a primary care clinic for evaluation of multiple skin lesions that have gradually increased in number over the past 2 months. The lesions are painless and occasionally mildly pruritic. Physical examination reveals numerous 2–5 mm smooth, flesh-colored papules scattered across the trunk and axillae. Several lesions contain a central dimple-like depression. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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