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Weeks 8 & 9 Pathology Cases. Case No. 371 Clinical History: The patient was a 67 year old white female who became disoriented and confused ten days prior to death and developed paresis on the left side of the body. .
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Case No. 371 • Clinical History: The patient was a 67 year old white female who became disoriented and confused ten days prior to death and developed paresis on the left side of the body. * the virtual slide used for this case (au14a_40xr.svs) is from the University of Iowa virtual slide collection and was originally contributed by Dr. James Dixon, USC Dept. of Pathology [Case 371 ImageScope][Case 371 WebScope]
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Case No. 326 • Clinical History: This 46 year old male developed weakness in the right arm and leg and had difficulty with speech. A large tumor was found in the left parietal lobe on imaging studies. A biopsy was obtained. Because the tumor was not resectable, chemotherapy and radiotherapy was begun. He expired one year after presentation. [Case 326 ImageScope][Case 326 WebScope]
Case No. 329 • Clinical History: This 16 year old female had a four month history of headache. She developed seizures and was found to have a coarse vertical nystagmus and papilledema. She expired suddenly. At autopsy, a posterior fossa tumor was found. [Case 329 ImageScope][Case 329 WebScope]
Case No. 427 • Clinical History: A 78 year old male was admitted with headache and bitemporalhemianopsia of several years duration. No endocrine disturbances were noted. He expired shortly after admission due to pneumonia. [Case 427ImageScope][Case 427WebScope]
Case No. 221 • Clinical History: A 62 year old white male had surgery for renal cell carcinoma. This was followed by chemotherapy. He developed leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and a painful, linear, vesicular rash on his shoulder.
Micro case 5 • A 33 year old female dairy farmer develops a severe headache and neck stiffness. On physical examination, her temperature is 38.20 C. She has no papilledema. A lumbar puncture is performed, and a Gram stain of the CSF obtained shows many short, gram-positive rods.
Micro case 21 • A 35-year-old man who received kidney transplantation was being treated with cyclosporine, azathioprine, and high doses of corticosteroids. While on this regimen, the patient began to experience headaches and became lethargic. A clinical diagnosis of meningoencephalitis was made. He died 7 days later.
