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Traumatic Facial Nerve Palsy

Derksen, MD, et al.

A two-year-old female presented to the emergency department with facial lacerations after an attack by the family canine (Boxer breed).

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A Toddler with Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum

Chow, MD, et al.

An 18-month-old female with unremarkable birth history presented to the emergency department (ED) for drooling and “difficulty breathing.” She had three days of cough and rhinorrhea, but otherwise no reports of fever, vomiting, trauma, foreign-body ingestion or aspiration. Her vaccinations were up to date.

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Female with Abdominal Wall Mass

Koo, MD, et al.

A 32-year-old female with a past surgical history of a low transverse Cesarean section presented to the emergency department with a left lower quadrant abdominal mass and pain.

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Man with Scrotal Rupture

Perechocky, MD, et al.

A 55-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with scrotal pain and swelling. He reported that four months prior, he fell and sustained minor trauma to his scrotum.

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Severe Bilateral Ear Pain

Canine, DO, MS, et al.

A 23-year-old female presented to the emergency department five weeks post-partum for headache, severe bilateral ear pain, and left ear drainage.

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Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome

Moore, MD, et al.

A 32-year-old female with a history of cholecystectomy three years prior, presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain.

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