This patient most likely has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a connective tissue disorder characterized by joint hypermobility, recurrent joint dislocations, hyperextensible skin with easy bruisabil
Myopathy occurs in approximately one-third of patients with hypothyroidism and can range from an asymptomatic elevation in CK to myalgias, muscle hypertrophy, proximal myopathy, and rhabdomyolysis. Serum CK can be
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by multiorgan noncaseating granulomas. Most patients with sarcoidosis seek medical attention due to ==pulmonary
This patient's elevated blood pressure is clearly an acute change based on her prior blood pressure measurements. The most likely diagnosis in this case is scleroderma renal crisis. Underlying scleroderma should be considered in this patient given her history of Raynaud phenomenon and GERD. Sc
Temporal (giant cell) arteritis is a chronic vasculitis that affects **medium- and large-sized arteries **with a proclivity for the cranial branches of the arteries that originate from the aortic arch.
It is characterized pathologically by the presence of subacute granulomatous inflammation.
