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Presentation of Case

A 32-year-old man presented with fever and pain in the right upper quadrant. The patient had been well until the day after a night of heavy alcohol consumption (12 pints of wine^1,2), when fatigue and generalized aches developed. The following evening, he consumed a similar quantity of wine and had sharp pain in the right upper quadrant of such severity that he cried out.³ The pain resolved quickly, but the area remained tender to palpation. He later had chills, sweats, and fever, which continued into the next day.

The patient bathed in cool water and after three days began . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Dr. David W. Oldach's Diagnosis

Historical Discussion

Source Information

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21201
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD 21201

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References

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A Mysterious Death
Moulopoulos S.D., Behrman A. J., Wilson R. B., Schnorf H., Oldach D. W., Benitez R. M.
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N Engl J Med 1998; 339:1248-1249, Oct 22, 1998. Correspondence

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