Ganglion Cysts
CHAPTER 113 Ganglion Cysts Presentation The patient is concerned about a rubbery, rounded swelling most commonly emerging from the dorsal or volar aspect of the wrist or the flexor tendon…
Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy)
CHAPTER 129 Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy) Presentation The patient has injured his upper arm, usually by sleeping with his arm over the back of a chair. He now presents…
Singultus (Hiccups)
CHAPTER 75 Singultus (Hiccups) Presentation Recurring, unpredictable, clonic contractions of the diaphragm produce sharp inhalations. Hiccups are usually precipitated by some combination of laughing, talking, eating, and drinking but may…
Foreign Body, Conjunctival
CHAPTER 17 Foreign Body, Conjunctival Presentation Low-velocity projectiles, such as windblown dust particles, can be stuck under the upper tarsal plate, loose in the tear film, or lodged in a…
Subungual Ecchymosis (Tennis Toe)
CHAPTER 155 Subungual Ecchymosis (Tennis Toe) Presentation The patient had a crushing injury over the fingernail after getting it caught between two heavy objects (i.e., car door or door jamb)…
Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister)
CHAPTER 54 Oral Herpes Simplex (Cold Sore, Fever Blister) Presentation Patients have swelling, burning, or soreness at the vermilion border of the lips followed by the appearance of clusters of…
Orthodontic Complications
CHAPTER 55 Orthodontic Complications Presentation Someone wearing braces on his teeth was struck on the mouth, or his orthodontic appliances broke spontaneously, puncturing, hooking, or otherwise entrapping some oral mucosa….
Sialolithiasis (Salivary Duct Stones)
CHAPTER 57 Sialolithiasis (Salivary Duct Stones) Presentation Patients of any age may develop salivary duct stones, although they are more common in men of age 30 to 60 years and…
Otitis Media with Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear)
CHAPTER 36 Otitis Media with Effusion; Serous (Secretory) Otitis Media (Glue Ear) Presentation After an upper respiratory tract infection, an episode of acute otitis media (AOM), an airplane flight, or…
Periorbital Ecchymosis (Black Eye)
CHAPTER 22 Periorbital Ecchymosis (Black Eye) Presentation The patient has suffered blunt trauma to the eye, most often resulting from a blow inflicted during a fistfight, a fall, a sports…
