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From: carter@gatech.CSNET (Carter Bullard)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Another Medical Puzzler
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Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 11:03:55 EST
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In article <2122@aecom.UUCP> werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) writes:
>
>	History of present illness:  Two weeks ago the patient had a bout of
>severe epigastric (that's directly underneath the belly button) pain and 
>nausea that lasted a little more than 12 hours and then went away.  However,
>two days after that he felt a little tired, and has had a continuous headache
>ever since, and sweating and chills (and presumably fever) at night. However,
>he feels fairly good, albeit fatigued, and his physical exam reveals 
>nothing remarkable, and routine tests are normal.
>
>	Contained in the above is a Classic symptom of a disease. It should be
>all that's needed. I'll get back in a week (or so, OK, last time it took me
>longer, I got sidetracked.) with what it is, whether it is serious or not,
>what should be done, and what happened to the patient.
>

   how about a stroke or tia in or around his hypothalmus.  or maybe a tumor.
   you know, chemotrigger receptor zone involvement, at first and then some
   abnormal autonomic discharging afterwards.