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Image in Medicine Most patients who present for evaluation of a foreign body in the esophagus do so after accidental ingestion of a known object and the patient has mild symptoms and is in stable condition Routine x-rays are usually the first step if a radio-opaque object is suspected then diagnostic endoscopy or CT scan […]

Clinical Image Case: A 62-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our hospital with impending respiratory failure due to COVID-19 infection. Sixteen years prior he had experienced a brainstem infarction, from which he made a full recovery. After that event, his high blood pressure was well controlled and he remained adherent to medication, which consisted of

Clinical Image A 38-year-old woman with recurrent pemphigoid gestationis at 10 weeks of her fourth pregnancy was treated with oral low-dose corticosteroids. Pemphigoid gestationis is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the skin during pregnancy. Under therapy the patient presented a minimal itchy erythematous rash on her upper legs (Panel A). Although, there was no

1. Clinical Image Herniation of ureter into the inguinal canal is a rare radiological finding. We present a radiological Computed Tomographic (CT) image with contrast of a 69-year-old obese male who came to Urology OPD with complaints of mild, dullaching left loin pain. Clinical examination revealed a non-obstructing left recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia and a

1. Clinical Image A previously healthy eight-year old boy presented with history of fever, cough, lethargy and lip swelling. He was on no medication. Chest radiograph was normal. within 48 hours, he developed marked conjunctivitis, mucositis of mouth and urethra and scattered target lesions of his limbs (Figure 1-3). Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM was positive.

1. Introduction Jaccoud’s Arthropathy (JA) is a deforming but not destructive process involving the hands, described originally in rheumatic fever and now known to complicate a number of rheumatologic and non-rheumatologic conditions, particularly lupus, where approximately 5% may be affected [1].   DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JCMI.2021.51703

Clinical Image An 87-year-old man, non-smoker, was notable for hypertension and diabetes. His hospitalization one month ago was due to urinary tract infection. He presented to Emergency Department (ED) with fever, productive cough and hemoptysis for hours’ duration. Hemodynamics was stable. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JCMI.2021.51601

1. Abstract Pulmonary Artery Catheters (PACs) have been utilized in the critical care and perioperative settings to guide fluid resuscitation and titration of vasopressors and inotropes for several decades. Placement of PACs are not without difficulty. One known complication is the distal portion of the catheter looping in the superior vena cava, right heart, or

Clinical Image Aortic thrombosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. The AngioVac Cannula and Circuit is a device that has been increasingly used to remove undesirable intravascular material in the right atrium, right ventricle, vena cava, and iliofemoral veins. We present a case where the AngioVac device, under Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and fluoroscopy guidance,

1. Case Presentation A 63-year-old Hispanic female, without significant PMH, presented to the ED with symptoms of syncope, chest pain, and blurry vision.