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Cauliflower Ear Secondary to a Chronic Auricular Hematoma

Nichole Niknafs, DO*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8S63XIssue 3:4[mrp_rating_result]
On exam, the patient has a gross deformity to the left pinna that was not painful to touch or fluctuant. Findings and history are consistent with cauliflower ear, secondary to a chronic auricular hematoma.
ENTVisual EM
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Various Degrees of Thermal Burns

Hamid Ehsani-Nia, DO*, Mohammad I Ehsani-Nia, BS* and John Collins, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8R91WIssue 3:4[mrp_rating_result]
On exam,there is a large swath of skin with evidence of thermal injury involving the neck, shoulder, chest, and face, including damage to the ear, external nostril, and lips. Burns exhibit varying degrees of severity and total approximately 4.5% of the body surface area. Several areas are charred and insensate to pinprick. The left earlobe is partially burned off. Patient's airway is patent with no evidence of thermal injury or obstruction to the oropharynx or nasal vestibule.
TraumaVisual EM
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Pemphigoid Gestationis

Michael Niechayev, BS* and Lauren Sylwanowicz, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8MG9DIssue 3:4[mrp_rating_result]
Physical exam findings were significant for 1-3 cm diameter well-demarcated superficial ulcers on the patient’s abdomen and extremities, with mucosal sparing. Several small tense bullae were present on the bilateral inner thighs and numerous small reddish plaques were scattered over the patient’s back. Nikolsky’s sign was negative. No lymphadenopathy was noted.
DermatologyVisual EM
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Fight Bite with Tendon Laceration

Michelle Chang, MD*, Grant Wei, MD*, Christopher J Bryczkowski, MD*, Sha Yan, DO* and Chirag N Shah, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8MP7QIssue 3:3[mrp_rating_result]
The video shows a water bath ultrasound of the right 4th digit, demonstrating soft tissue swelling with a hypoechoic region along the tendon consistent with edema and tendon disruption (see video and annotated still image).
OrthopedicsTraumaVisual EM
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Dorsally-Displaced Metacarpal Dislocation-Fracture

Richard Barnett, DO* and Richard Brodsky, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8ZW54Issue 3:3[mrp_rating_result]
A two-view radiograph of the right hand was obtained which revealed a dorsal dislocation of the distal fourth and fifth metacarpals (see red and blue outline, respectively) with a concomitant fracture of the distal fifth metacarpal (see yellow line) and avulsion fracture of the lateral aspect of the hamate (see green line). After reduction the fourth and fifth metacarpal dislocations are resolved; however, the distal fifth metacarpal fracture (yellow line) and avulsion fracture of the lateral aspect of the hamate (green line) are still visible.
OrthopedicsVisual EM
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Woman Swallows a “Handful of Pills”

Sarah E Mott, MD*, Michael Paddock, DO, MS*^ and Jessie Nelson, MD*^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8V64XIssue 3:3[mrp_rating_result]
Soft tissue lateral X-ray of neck was performed. The lateral soft tissue X-ray of the neck showed a metallic foreign body at the level cricoid.
Abdominal/GastroenterologyVisual EM
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Traumatic Hyphema

James Roy Waymack, MD* and Mark Baker, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8Z04SIssue 3:3[mrp_rating_result]
Upon initial evaluation, the patient had an obvious hyphema in the right eye with associated conjunctival injection. Initially, the bleeding in the anterior chamber was cloudy just above the level of the pupil (yellow arrow), appearing to possibly be a grade II hyphema. There were no other signs of trauma to the eye under Wood’s lamp examination with fluorescein staining. The globe was intact. Intraocular pressure in the affected eye was 19 mmHg and 15 mmHg in the unaffected eye. Extraocular movements were full and intact. The pupil was 4 mm round and reactive to direct and consensual light. Visual acuity was greater than 20/200 in the affected eye compared to 20/25 in the unaffected eye. After an observation period of two hours, with the patient remaining upright, the hyphema had settled down to a rim in the lower anterior chamber (green arrow), a grade I hyphema.
OphthalmologyVisual EM
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An Unusual Case of Pharyngitis: Herpes Zoster of Cranial Nerves 9, 10, C2, C3 Mimicking a Tumor

Jason Cheng, DO*, Gregory Reinhold, DO* and Rahmon Zuckerman, DO*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8B05K Issue 3:2[mrp_rating_result]
On exam, the patient was sitting upright while holding an emesis basin filled with saliva. His voice was noticeably hoarse. Examination of the head and neck revealed vesicular eruptions on the left scalp in the V1 dermatome and on the left mastoid process (Images 1 and 2). Physical exam also shows vesicular eruptions on the left posterior oropharynx that did not cross midline (Image 3).
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