A 57-year-old man with bruising and joint pain.
The differential diagnosis for a 57-year-old man with joint pain, bruising, and diarrhea is discussed in the setting of a Clinical Pathological Conference at Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport, La. The pathophysiology and etiology of malabsorptive states are presented.
Section of Hematology and Oncology, LSUMC-Shreveport 71130-3932.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency; D015431:Weight Loss