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Case 3-2026: A 58-Year-Old Woman with Diplopia and Fever

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

Floppy Eyelid Syndrome

A 39-year-old woman with obesity presented with a 6-week history of foreign-body sensation and tearing in both eyes. She reported daytime fatigue and snoring. Examination showed marked laxity of the upper eyelids.

Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome

A woman presented with a 1-year history of a crawling sensation on her chin that caused her to scratch the area. An irregular ulcer was present on the right side of her chin, with reduced sensation around the mouth, lip, and chin.

Expiratory Central Airway Collapse

A woman with asthma and obstructive sleep apnea presented with a 1-month history of worsening dyspnea and dry cough. CT of the chest showed anterior bowing of the posterior wall of the intrathoracic trachea during expiration.

Good Compressions

Faced with a young woman whose seizures, of untraceable cause, can’t be stopped by the medical team, a medical student viscerally learns the limits to what can be accomplished by pushing harder.