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In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader (regular type). The authors' commentary follows.
A 42-year-old woman with a history of asthma and the irritable bowel syndrome presented with pain and swelling of her feet and ankles that were associated with a rash on her lower extremities. A few days earlier, the patient had awakened with an achy sensation in her feet, and the pain had progressed since then. She reported having difficulty in walking and
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From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School (S.K.); the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health (J.P.D.); and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (J.P.D.) all in Boston.
Address reprint requests to Dr. Kassutto at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, or at skassutto@bidmc.harvard.edu.
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N Engl J Med 2005;
352:516-517, Feb 3, 2005.
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