Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site caip.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!caip!trudel From: trudel@caip.RUTGERS.EDU (Jonathan D. Trudel) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Another Medical Puzzler Message-ID: <720@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Thu, 12-Dec-85 22:36:32 EST Article-I.D.: caip.720 Posted: Thu Dec 12 22:36:32 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 13-Dec-85 19:54:57 EST References: <2122@aecom.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: The Thunderdome Lines: 19 > > 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. Is it Crohn's disease? Seems like the symptoms I had when I was violently ill with it, although there are also bowel troubles with it, but in this case I think they haven't shown yet... -- -- Jonathan D. Trudel -- arpa: trudel@blue.rutgers.edu uucp:{seismo,allegra,ihnp4}!topaz!blue!trudel Why, Crusher! It's good to see you!