Take Elderly COVID-19 Patient Off Ventilator?! Pitted Sole = Fetid Feet; Jaw Pain or Worse?

Time to test those Dx skills [MEDPAGE TODAY]( On the Case Intriguing, curious, and mysterious case studies Saturday, March 21, 2020 Got an interesting case of your own? Send it over to editorial@medpagetoday.com for consideration! [Horrible Pain in Jaw Sign of Something Worse?]( A 30-year-old Indian man presents to a hospital clinic in Doha, Qatar, with severe pain and numbness in his entire lower jaw, noting that the symptoms developed 4 days earlier. Although his medical history is unremarkable, the patient explains that for the past month, due to unknown reasons, he has lost 4 kg. During that time, he has also been intermittently feverish, and generally has felt ill. [Solve Case]( How about another? [Pitted Soles = Fetid Feet]( A 24-year-old man visited his primary care physician with complaints of excessive foot odor, worse than anything he’d experienced before. He said he didn’t have any pain or burning, but the soles of his feet did occasionally itch. The patient mentioned his feet frequently sweat while playing recreational ice hockey a few nights a week. Upon examination, several shallow rounded pits were found on the pressure-bearing areas of the soles. [Make the Diagnosis]( Ethics Consult [Take Elderly COVID-19 Patient Off Ventilator?]( A 71-year-old man gets COVID-19 and is put on a ventilator. Would you take him off for a younger, healthier patient? [Make the Call]( [A Property of Everyday Health group]( © 2020 MedPage Today, LLC. MedPage Today is among the federally registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC, and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. You have received this email because you have registered to receive emails at www.medpagetoday.com, with the email address: {EMAIL} [Manage Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](lst=NL_Gen_Int_On_The_Case?xid=nl_mpt_Onthecase2020-03-21&eun=g1020308d0r) | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Technical Questions: feedback@medpagetoday.com 345 Hudson Street 16th Floor New York, NY 10014