Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common inherited metabolic disease caused by mutations of the genes involved in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) metabolism.
A 43-year-old man presents after experiencing 2 days of an unusual headache. On each of the previous 2 days, he first noted blurry vision accompanied by flashes of light in the left eye, which expanded for...
A 6-year-old girl with a history of mild eczema presented to the dermatology clinic because of a 2-year history of a nonpruritic, nonpainful rash on her back.
A 3-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain and vomiting for 4 days. During that time, he had five or six episodes of vomiting accompanied by diffuse abdominal pain.
A 71-year-old man presented to our emergency department with worsening right shoulder pain over the past month and new-onset right upper chest pain. He had a medical history significant for right shoulder...
A 62-year-old man presented to our dermatology clinic with several-year history of a groin rash. It had waxed and waned over the years, with occasional episodes of associated pruritis elicited by periods of...
Megan Fanelli, DO; Jonathan C. Tsui, MD; Nisarg Joshi, MD; Spencer Onishi, DO
A 28-year-old man initially presented to an outside eye clinic with a 6-day history of acute central blurred vision of the left eye. At that time, a central scotoma was noted on examination with a...
A 29-year-old woman who had received a diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa 5 years ago presented to our clinic with a fever and bilateral axillary pain.
A 50-year-old man with no significant medical history and no prior colonoscopy presented to our clinic with severe, constant, throbbing anal pain that had been worsening over the past 5 days.
A 13-year-old boy presented with his parents to his general practitioner with a skipping heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pressure. He was an athlete and had experienced 4 such episodes...
A woman in her 20s was brought to the emergency department (ED) by her parents with acute-onset psychosis. She reported auditory and visual hallucinations, paranoia, and false beliefs of being a twin and...
