In July 1995, the Department of Pathology began highlighting a new clinical pathology case every month, to be called the Case of the Month. Normally, these are cases of greater than normal clinical interest, cases with unusual symptoms and/or diagnostic findings, or cases involving rare diseases or conditions. Below is a link to the current Clinical Pathology Case of the Month. Also listed below are previous cases which have been highlighted as Case of the Month.
Disclaimer: Review of the Case of the Month is intended for educational purposes ONLY, NOT for research.
Current Cases of the Month
- January 2023: A Pediatric Patient with Persistent Fevers, Cough, Abdominal Pain, and Postprandial Emesis
- January 2023: A Woman in Her 50s with Right Ear Pain
Previous Cases
- December 2022: An Elderly Man with Acute Thrombocytopenia Requiring Cardiac Transplantation
- November 2022: Acute Kidney Injury and Rhabdomyolysis
- October 2022: Evaluation of a Suspected Seizure
- September 2022: A Young Woman with Easy Bruising (CP-0922, Secure Access)
- May 2022: A Woman in Her Late 80s with Anemia (CP-0522)
- April 2022: A Patient with a Medical Thigh "Lump" Thought to be a Hematoma (CP-0322)
- March 2022: A Male in His 50s with a Renal Mass (CP-0322)
- February 2022: A Young Woman with Abdominal Pain (CP-0222)
- January 2022: Isolated elevated Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Concentrations (CP-0122)
- December 2021: A Man in his Late 60s with Low Appetite and Weight Loss (CP-1221)
- November 2021: Germline GATA2 Mutation in Myelodysplasia-related Acute Myeloid Leukemia (CP-1121)
- October 2021: An Adult Male with Right-Sided Weakness and Aphasia (CP-1021)
- September 2021: A Newborn with Severe Hypoglycemia and Hypothermia (CP-0921)
- June 2021: Adult Male with an Unusual Follicular Lymphoma Transformation (CP-0621)
- May 2021: A Post-Transplant Elderly Man with Abdominal Pain (CP-0521)
- April 2021: A Female Child with 21q Deletion (CP-0521)
- February 2021: An Adult Male with Restricted Peripheral Vision and Nystagmus (CP-0221)
- February 2021: An Elderly Man with Lung Adenocarcinoma (CP-0221)
- January 2021: Kidd Alloimmunization During Pregnancy
- December 2020: An Infant with Failure to Thrive Developmental Regression
- November 2020: Necrotizing Lymphadenitis in a Young Toddler Boy
- October 2020: A Patient with Altered Mental Status
- March 2020: Anti-Microbial Refractory Fungal Infection in a Patient with Severe Neutropenia
- February 2020: A Male Undergoing Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Busulfan Dosing
- January 2020: The KMT2A Partial Tandem Duplication: Recurrent Cryptic Alteration in AML with Normal Karyotype
- December 2019: A Female with Chief Complaints of Fever, Productive Cough, Night Sweats and Weight Loss
- November 2019: A Female Infant with Fever and Pancytopenia
- October 2019: An Elderly Male with Respiratory Distress Following Transfusion
- September 2019: Severe Acidosis in an Adult Female
- April 2019: A Young Adult Male with Early Satiety and Leukocytosis of 50 x 109/L
- February 2019: Molecular Testing of a Metastatic Subcutaneous Lesion
- December 2018: A Female in Her 60s with Diplopia
- November 2018: A Male Toddler with Developmental Delays and Behavioral Issues
- October 2018: A Male with Recent Traumatic Splenectomy
- September 2018: An Elderly Female with Anemia
- May 2018: A Bioterror Agent in the Laboratory
- April 2018: An Elderly Man with an Unusual Peripheral Blood Smear
- March 2018: Undetectable Luteinizing Hormone Levels in a Precocious Puberty Evaluation
- February 2018: Thyroid, or Not Thyroid - That is the Question
- January 2018: Molecular Testing of a Thyroid Nodule in an Elderly Woman
- December 2017: Monoclonal IgG/kappa in a Woman in her 80s
- November 2017: A Male Newborn with Bruising and Petechia
- October 2017: A 2-week Old Neonate with Refractory Thrombocytopenia Not Responding to Random Donor Platelets
- September 2017: A Premature Infant with Persistent Anemia
- May 2017: Excessively High Acylcarnitine Values in the New Born Screen of Premature Infant
- April 2017: A Pediatric Male with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Severe Neutropenia
- March 2017: A Male Teenager with Complaint of Weakness, Nausea, and Vomiting (Restricted Access)
- February 2017: A 3-year-old Boy with Asperger's Syndrome (Restricted Access)
- January 2017: Genomic Analysis of a Renal Mass in a Toddler
- December 2016: A Woman in Her Late 30s with a History of Recurrent Scalp Lesion
- November 2016: A Young Boy with Liver Transplantation
- October 2016: A Young Child with Short Stature, Hypoplastic Thumb, and Pancytopenia
- September 2016: A Gentleman with a Lump in his Jaw
- March 2016: A Female in Her Early 60s with Worsened Joint Pain after Initiation of Immunotherapy
- January 2016: A Male in His 20s with Hematuria, Hypertension, Seizure, and Aplastic Anemia (Restricted Access, CP-0116)
- November 2015: A Case of Unexplained Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis
- September 2015: A 53-year-old Male with Leukocytosis and a Neutrophilic Left Shift
- July 2015: A 31-year-old Male with Aggressive Behavior and Fever
- June 2015: A 30-year-old Woman with Intermittent Joint Pain in Her Wrists and Ankles
- May 2015: A Woman in Her 30s with Urticaria, Flushing, and Cramping Abdominal Pain
- April 2015: A 76-year-old Female with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria and Urine Albumin to Protein Ratio Less than 10%
- January 2015: A Man with Chronic Liver Disease and Headaches
- December 2014: A 52-year-old Male with Angiokeratomas, Anhydrosis, and Acral Paresthesias (Restricted Access)
- November 2014: A 30-year-old Male with a Right Corneal Abrasion
- October 2014: A 24-year-old Female in Labor at 38 Weeks with a Positive HIV Screen
- June 2014: A 55-year-old Man with Hemoglobin of 6.5 g/dL
- May 2014: A 66-year-old Female with Complaint of Weakness
- April 2014: A 56-year-old Female with a Serum hCG of 5mlU/ml
- March 2014: A 64-year-old Male with a Lung Nodule
- February 2014: A 5-day-old Female with an Abnormal Newborn Screen
- January 2014: A 48-year-old Male with Hip Pain, Confusion, Headaches, and Blurry Vision
- December 2013: A 22-year-old Male with Chronic Cough and Weight Loss
- November 2013: An 18-Month Boy with Parental Complaints of Fussiness and Pallor
- October 2013: A 66-year-old Female with Excessive Fatigue
- September 2013: A 55-year-old male presents to the ED
- July 2013: An 82-year-old Female with Thrombocytopenia
- June 2013: A 63-year-old Woman with a Thyroid Nodule
- May 2013: A 66-year-old Male with Back Pain and Hemoptysis
- April 2013: A 21-year-old female with a bladder mass
- March 2013: A 49-year-old female with nausea and vomiting
- February 2013: A 79-year-old female with abdominal pain and bloody urine after dialysis session
- January 2013: A 25-year-old female with complaints of a severe headache and agitation
- December 2012: An 81-year-old woman with complaints of weakness
- November 2012: A 2.5 months old female with neurologic symptoms
- October 2012: A 3-year-old male with fatigue and hepatomegaly
- September 2012: A 75-year-old man with back pain
- August 2012: A 53-year-old male with intermittent fevers, night sweats, and a chronic cough
- June 2012: Elevated troponin in a 41-year-old male with ST elevations
- April 2012: A 22-year-old female with weight gain, fatigue, facial swelling, increased thirst, and increased frequency of urination, pneumonia, and leukocytosis
- March 2012: A 61-year-old male with pneumonia and leukocytosis
- February 2012: Genetic Testing in Hirschsprung Disease
- January 2012: A 20-year-old male with persistent cough
- December 2011: A 46-year-old female with shortness of breath
- November 2011: A 4-month-old boy with new onset seizures
- October 2011: A 49-year-old male with tooth pain