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The differential diagnosis includes Brugada syndrome, hypercalcemia, and early repolarization syndrome.
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The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, which caused cholesterol crystal embolism.
- Disseminated molluscum contagiosum lesions in an HIV patient
The patient was diagnosed with HIV-related encephalopathy and disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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A 69-year-old woman with ovarian cancer presents with worsening dyspnea, lower-extremity edema, and dizziness.
- Porcelain heart in a uremic patient
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- Secondary syphilis
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- Worsening migraine due to neurocysticercosis
When a woman with a history of migraine had new symptoms, MRI revealed a tapeworm scolex in her brain.