Glowing rash, high fever, kidney failure

Article Abstract:

A case study of a woman who presented with rash, fever, and kidney failure. Doctors wanted to ascribe it to an allergic reaction, but all evidence seemed to contradict the diagnosis. Finally, when her son remembered that she had recently begun a new gout treatment, doctors were able successfuly to treat the condition.

HEALTH SERVICES, Diagnostic Procedures, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories, Methods, Case studies, Allergy, Allergic reaction

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Medicine's progress, one setback at a time: the history of medicine is a long, serpentine narrative of the death of old ideas giving way to the birth of new ones. And this cycle is moving faster than ever

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Medical advances have improved the quality of medical care, but the research that leads to advances is an evolutionary process. Doctors need to continually educate themselves about the latest research to better treat their patients. The advent of technology has improved the doctors' ability to educate themselves.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Research and Testing Services, Management dynamics, Public affairs, Medical Research, Epilepsy & Muscle Disease R&D, Administration of Public Health Programs, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Health Research Programs, Social aspects, Personal narratives, Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, Medicine, Experimental

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Swollen joints, sore throat and fever, 'wandering' pain: what does a doctor do when the patient profile says one thing and the tests say another?

Article Abstract:

A doctor describes trying to diagnosis the cause of a swollen knee in an HIV patient. The patient's profile suggested gonorrhea, but tests results pointed toward rheumatic fever.

Health aspects, HIV patients, Gonorrhea, Rheumatic fever

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