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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul;32(7):836-840.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4018-x. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

When the Script Doesn't Fit: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Daniel J Wheeler  1 , Thomas Cascino  2 , Bradley A Sharpe  2 , Denise M Connor  3   4
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When the Script Doesn't Fit: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Daniel J Wheeler et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinical reasoning; coccidioidomycosis; diagnosis; erythema nodosum; infectious disease; pneumonia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Prior Presentations

This case was presented as a clinical vignette at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA, on April 24, 2014.

Conflict of Interest

The authors each declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT pulmonary angiogram showing scattered ground-glass, solid centrilobular nodules in the left lung, consolidation in the lingula, a small left-sided pleural effusion, and left hilar adenopathy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Examination revealed multiple, painful erythematous nodules on the bilateral shins.
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