Fibromyalgia and Regional Pain Syndromes
Fibromyalgia and Regional Pain Syndromes Joan M. Von Feldt Jonathan Dunham Lan X. Chen A 35-year-old woman presents with 3 years of worsening fatigue and diffuse pain. She has a…
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Joan M. Von Feldt A 44-year-old female presents with joint pain and fatigue of 3 months’ duration. She works as a third grade teacher and has had difficulty…
Crystal-Induced Arthritis
Crystal-Induced Arthritis Joan M. Von Feldt Gout A 45-year-old overweight man comes to clinic for the evaluation of an exquisitely tender first toe that started abruptly in the middle of…
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Joan M. Von Feldt A 65-year-old woman is concerned that she is becoming short. She believes that she has lost about 2 or 3 inches in height. She feels…
Septic Arthritis of the Hip
Septic Arthritis of the Hip David A. Spiegel B. David Horn A 3-year-old boy presents with a 1-day history of pain in the left proximal thigh, refusal to bear weight…
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis David A. Spiegel B. David Horn A 13-year-old boy presents with a 6-month history of progressively worsening pain in the left knee and thigh that has…
Perthes Disease
Perthes Disease B. David Horn David A. Spiegel A 6-year-old boy presents with an intermittent left-sided limp associated with occasional pain in the left knee. CLINICAL PRESENTATION Perthes disease may…
Bowed Legs
Bowed Legs B. David Horn David A. Spiegel A 3-year-old boy presents with bilateral bowed legs, which have been present since 1 year of age. The family reports that the…
