- Crohn's disease affecting the ileum, jejunum, and stomach can also result in vomiting and diarrhea. "A Rash Hypothesis"
- A truncal rash in a patient with a hectic fever (i.e., characterized by a daily spike in the temperature) suggests the possibility of adult Still's disease, but this is a diagnosis of exclusion. "Diagnosis Still in Question"
- Whipple's disease can present with fever and mood or memory disturbances. "Keeping an Open Mind"
- The reduced factor VIII activity is consistent with — but not diagnostic of — von Willebrand's disease, since it is also seen in a state of factor VIII inhibition or deficiency. "A Bloody Mystery"
- Wilson's disease occurs in young adults and should be considered in any patient younger than 40 years of age with unexplained hepatitis. "A Sweet Source of Abdominal Pain"
- Clearly, a diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease should be considered in any patient with unexplained intrahepatic cholestasis, particularly a febrile cholestatic illness. "Empirically Incorrect"
- It is prudent to perform a limited workup to rule out conditions that may masquerade as Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. "A Startling Decline"
- Patients with either Fabry's disease or PRKAG2 deficiency can present in adulthood with cardiac hypertrophy and preexcitation. "In the Thick of It"
- Any cutaneous hyperpigmentation should at least raise the question of Addison's disease. "Impatient Inpatient Care"
- Gaucher's disease can be diagnosed in adults, but the deposition of glucocerebroside in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow characteristically causes not only hepatomegaly but also splenomegaly, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. "A Sweet Source of Abdominal Pain"
- The history of oral ulcers is intriguing, but no other clinical findings suggest systemic lupus erythematosus or Behçet's disease. "On the Threshold — A Diagnosis of Exclusion"
- Common metabolic bone diseases include osteoporosis, osteomalacia, Paget's disease, and osteitis fibrosa cystica due to hyperparathyroidism. "A Question Well Put"
Kawasaki's disease
- Spontaneous coronary-artery dissection may also occur in patients with underlying atherosclerotic plaque, connective-tissue diseases, immunological diseases or Kawasaki's disease. "Double Jeopardy"
- Posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, as seen in this patient, may occur with eczema of the scalp (which drains into the posterior cervical lymph-node chain), infectious mononucleosis or mononucleosis-like syndromes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, tuberculosis, cancer, or, in young women, Kikuchi's disease (a self-limited, necrotizing lymphadenitis affecting the cervical lymph-node chains). "Venting the Spleen"
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