Tag: patient cases

Have You Ever Seen Skin This Color?

Posted by an American physician in the US A doctor recently posted a challenging patient case on Sermo. He was posting on behalf of a friend who has discolored skin on his lower leg: “I…

Is multitasking bad for your brain?

 A new study recently suggested that multitasking may be bad for the brain: people who are regularly bombarded with several streams of electronic information do not pay attention, control their memory, or switch from one task…

Floating Doctors Case: Popliteal Rash

Shared by a US physician with the Floating Doctors A 49-year old male with no past medical history presents with a one week history of macerated skin with fissures and minimal serosanguineous exudate in bilateral popliteal…

Does She Have Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome?

Shared by an Italian doctor specializing in Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine I want to describe to you the case of a 17-year-old woman with a suspected but unconfirmed diagnosis of endobronchial endometriosis. Her clinical history…

Patient Loses Muscle Tone During a Flight?

Shared by America Psychiatrist A physician on Sermo recently posted about a 42-year-old male patient who had no vascular risk factors and was on no medications other than a nasal decongestant and Gabapentin for nerve…

Side effects of a knee replacement?

Shared by an American physician specializing in internal medicine. A 65-year-old patient comes in with a rash on both knees, with severe pruritis, and a burning sensation. The patient had her left knee replaced earlier…

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