Unfolding the Diagnosis

作者:Lalazar Gadi; Doviner Victoria; Ben Chetrit Eldad*
来源:New England Journal of Medicine, 2014, 370(14): 1344-1348.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcps1300859

摘要

A previously healthy, 25-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Two weeks before his admission, fever (temperature up to 40 degrees C), chills, and weakness developed. To control his fever, the patient ingested ibuprofen at a dose of 400 mg four times a day for more than a week. Subsequently, abdominal discomfort and nausea developed, and he presented to the emergency department owing to worsening of epigastric pain and vomiting. Since his gastrointestinal symptoms had started, he had lost about 4 kg of body weight. He reported no hematemesis, hematochezia, or melena. His medical history was remarkable only for a left inguinal hernioplasty 3 years earlier. He did not smoke, ingest alcohol, or use illicit drugs.

  • 出版日期2014-4-3