Residents' Clinics
28-Year-Old Man With Joint Pain
A 28-year-old man presented to the emergency department with right shoulder pain that radiated to the right arm as well as pain of the right hip and lower back. His medical history is significant for sickle cell disease (SCD) with the HbSS genotype (homozygous for the S globin). He had a hemorrhagic stroke in the setting of venous sinus thrombosis 2 years earlier with no persisting neurologic deficits as well as osteonecrosis of bilateral hips and right knee requiring right total hip arthroplasty and right total knee arthroplasty.44-Year-Old Man With Headache and Neurological Symptoms
A 44-year-old male construction worker presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of occipital headache associated with blurry vision, disequilibrium, and gait instability. His symptoms began with vision changes and headache and had progression to gait instability several days before presentation. The headache was rated as 7 out of 10 in severity, worsened with neck extension, and slightly relieved by neck flexion. He did not have any significant medical history and did not take any medications regularly.21-Year-Old Woman With a Painful Rash
A 21-year-old black female with past medical history of deep vein thrombosis and anaphylaxis presented as a hospital transfer for a progressive vesicular rash. Three weeks before admission, she developed a midline facial pruritic, burning rash and arthralgias. She was pregnant during the initial rash eruption; however, she experienced a first trimester miscarriage and upper extremity deep venous thrombosis 1 week after rash eruption. At the time of admission to our hospital, her rash had progressed to involve the axillae, neck, trunk, arms, head, and oral and genital mucosa.48-Year-Old Woman With Bilateral Lower Extremity Paresthesias and Weakness
A 48-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of bilateral lower extremity paresthesias, weakness, and progressive dyspnea. Her symptoms began with numbness in her feet and gradually progressed proximally to involve her knees and hands. Eventually, progressive weakness developed in the same distribution. She had difficulty climbing stairs and going from a seated to a standing position. Her most recent symptoms included exertional dyspnea, now present at rest. She had not experienced diplopia, slurred speech, dysphagia, difficulty holding her head, or back pain.
