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Skin rash following amoxicillin treatment
A 26-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of nausea for 2 days. On the previous day, she had been diagnosed with tonsilitis by her previous doctor because of fever and sore throat, and had started treatment with amoxicillin. On examination, bilateral enlarged tonsils with white spots were observed. Blood tests showed elevation of hepatic transaminase and lactate dehydrogenase levels. We suspected acute hepatitis because of her recent consumption of undercooked beef and elevation of hepatitis type A antibody.Woman with sore throat, fever and abdominal pain
A 32-year-old woman, presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a 15-day fever, and a sore throat recently associated with a growing abdominal pain. At admission in the ED, the patient had normal vital parameters and her history showed no underlying comorbidities. On physical examination, abdominal tenderness was observed with an important (8/10) left upper quadrant pain associated with a palpable splenomegaly. The rest of the clinical examination was normal except for a mild odynophagia. Six days before the ED admission, the patient had consulted her General Practitioner who prescribed a complete blood test.
