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Painful ulcers on the hard palate

Clinical history A 35-year-old man presented with multiple painful ulcerations on his hard palate.

Hepatitis in a Lung Transplant Recipient

Clinical Presentation A 33 year-old woman with cystic fibrosis who underwent bilateral orthotopic lung transplantation twelve weeks ago presented to the emergency department complaining of increasingly severe right upper quadrant pain of one week’s duration. Physical examination was remarkable for moderate jaundice and marked right upper quadrant tenderness to palpation. Liver function testing revealed markedly [...]

Giant cell pneumonia with DiGeorge syndrome

Clinical History A 7 month-old male was admitted for severe pneumonia with respiratory compromise. Laboratory studies demonstrated leukocytosis and profound hypocalcemia. An inherited immunodeficiency syndrome was suspected. A CT scan of the chest revealed bilateral lobar pneumonia, and no thymus was seen. Dual-probe fluoresence in-situ hybridization for deletions of 10p13p14 and 22q11.2 was performed on [...]