Case-Based Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The author team are all based at the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. They are all experienced teachers in pathology and laboratory medicine. Nagy H. Mikhail, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Stephen M. Shea, M.D., F.R.C. Path Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Frederick C. Skvara, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Jana Raskova, M.D. Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Chief, Division of Pathology Educational Programs

Preface.Acknowledgements.Abbreviations.1 A 64-year-old woman with recurrent fever and cough,.2 A 5-year-old girl with a painful hip,.3 A 64-year-old woman with shortness of breath and ill fitting shoes,.4 A 50-year-old psychologist who feels dizzy,.5 A 74-year-old man with discomfort on eating,.6 A 49-year-old teacher with dysuria and fever,.7 A 70-year-old widow with severe pain in left shoulder,.8 A 61-year-old clerk with excruciating abdominal pain,.9 A 75-year-old man who fell to the floor,.10 A 5-year-old boy with a swollen right ankle,.11 A 78-year-old pale woman with fever,.12 A 66-year-old retired truck driver with urinary frequency,.13 A 30-year-old electrician with fever and vomiting,.14 A 30 - year-old singer who could not open his mouth,.15 A 68-year-old cashier with a loss of appetite,.16 A 41-year-old teacher with pruritic rash,.17 A 70-year-old gardener with backache,.18 A 22-year-old student with a lump on the side of his neck,.19 A 70-year-old sailor with heartburn and crimson face,.20 A 62-year-old housekeeper with unusual gait,.21 A 72-year-old librarian with diabetes,.Appendices.Index