Bilingualcasediscussion2015-09-11A35-year-oldmanwithdyspnea,anemia,andrenalfailure•severalweeksago,thepatientfeltfatigue
Twodaysbeforeadmission,dyspneadeveloped,decreasedurination,withoutfever,cough,orchestpain,nohemoptysis咯血,chills,nightsweats,headaches,visualloss,dryeyes,drymouth,orjointpain
•Hewastransferredbyambulancetotheemergencydepartmentatthishospital•Fouryearsbeforeadmission,hehadbeenevaluatedbecauseofbackpain,fatigue,andatemperatureof38
Urinalysisshowedhematuria血尿andproteinuria;testingforrapidplasmareagin(RPR快速血浆反应素)waspositiveforantibodiestoTreponemapallidum(梅毒螺旋体)
•Duringtheprevious6months,thepatienthadhadepisodesofbilateralfinger,ankle,andfacialswelling,withoutpainorchangeincolor
•Hehadnohistoryofrecenttravel,exposuretosickpersons,bloodtransfusions,orprevioussurgery
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