Patient Story Print Section Listen A 4-year-old child presents with a fever and a red and swollen foot (Figure 103-1). The patient injured her foot 3 days before with a…

Patient Story Print Section Listen An 18-month-old boy, who is visiting family in San Antonio with his parents from Central America, presents with a 3-day history of fever, malaise, conjunctivitis,…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 14-year-old girl presents with a red face and a history of easy facial flushing over the last two years (Figure 97-1). Her face has…

Patient Story Print Section Listen An 18-month-old girl is admitted to the hospital with fever, irritability, and a tender skin rash on her face. She also has developed facial swelling…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 2-month-old baby girl was brought to the office with a severe diaper rash that was not getting better with Desitin. Upon examination, the physician…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 2-year-old girl in Ethiopia is brought to see the visiting American doctor for a painful swollen hand. The hand was massively swollen and the…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 17-year-old boy comes to the office with a terrible foot odor problem. He is wearing cowboy boots and he says that his feet are…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 13-year-old boy is hospitalized while receiving induction therapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. During a period of profound neutropenia, he develops a fever of 39°C…

Patient Stories Print Section Listen A 9-day-old neonate presented with high fever, moaning, and slightly indurated swelling with bluish discoloration on the back (Figure 106-1). Within 12 hours, there was…

Patient Story Print Section Listen A 12-year-old Hispanic girl, accompanied by her mother, presents with a 1-year history of a red irritated rash in both axillae (Figure 102-1). She has…