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two days of progressive facial swelling, raised inflammatory markers, no significant past medical history, what would you do with this patient?

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One for the medical students and residents, others may definitely give it a go.
Here’s a 39 year old male patient, moderately built and nourished presented with FEVER and COUGH since past 1 week.
Giving more details is gonna make the case easier, try and diagnose.
Also back your diagnosis.


lateral view X-ray of the previous patient](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/2ba84683-1dec-4d47-81fd-38e985b7176b)


Previous case lateral views.](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/43c18368-30a5-487a-8963-a9e43e15c436)


43 year old male presenting with fever
sputum analysis for M.Tuberculae awaited](https://app.figure1.com/case-detail/4828059b-196c-4b0a-bc1c-397001baca9b)

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A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck, associated with dyspnea and diaphoresis.
He had a history of hypertension, long-term smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle.
On physical examination, bibasilar crackles were noted on lung auscultation. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in the primary care setting, and the patient was promptly referred to the emergency department.


A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back. She reported no recent travel or exposure to new environments. She cares for a small kennel with approximately eight dogs rescued from the streets.
Physical examination revealed multiple small vesicles, some clustered and others scattered, predominantly involving the lumbar region and the left gluteal area.


A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin for the past 3 days. Physical examination revealed multiple small pustules with surrounding inflammatory signs on the chin, along with a few scattered papules on the chest.


patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain, no previous cardiac history, no history of sudden death in family, are there any features in this ekg that would warrant further work-up or is this just a pediatric ekg?