Rheumatology

A 57-year-old woman with a past medical history of essential thrombocytosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and treated chronic hepatitis C presented to the emergency department with...

A 41-year-old woman with a history of fibromyalgia, migraine, and irritable bowel disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 1-day history of facial swelling and upper lip swelling associated...

Which item in this patient’s clinical profile is not associated with a significantly increased risk for perioperative cardiovascular complications and/or death?

A 13-year-old previously healthy girl with a maternal family history of antiphospholipid syndrome presented with headache, blurry vision, and bilateral papilledema that had been confirmed with MRI and that...

An 8-year-old boy presented to a clinic for a well-child visit. He had no health concerns. His medical history included a broken primary tooth at age 5 years, a dislocation of his wrist after falling off a...

A 39-year-old white man presented with swelling and pain in both ankles and feet for the past 3 weeks. He had also noticed a nonpruritic rash over his shins and ankles.

A 29-day-old girl was referred to a dermatology practice by a general pediatrics clinic after having been evaluated in the emergency department for a scattered erythematous eruption on her scalp, face,...

Approximately 1 year after beginning treatment with omalizumab, a 68-year-old man who had received a diagnosis of idiopathic urticaria and angioedema developed pain and swelling in the small joints of his...

A 4-month-old girl presented with signs of joint pain and hyperpigmentation of the skin over the joints.

The practice of therapeutic injections of corticosteroids has been a longstanding procedure to relieve pain and improve functioning in patients with knee osteoarthritis.