title: A man with worsening gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms.
abstract: A Coast Guardsman deployed to a remote island in the Bahamas contacted his primary care office about worsening gastrointestinal and neurologic complaints. This article describes the telemedicine consultation to determine the cause of his symptoms, whether he needed emergency evacuation, and how treatment was handled.
authors.affiliation: David Irving practices in the outpatient medical clinic at the US Coast Guard Airstation in Clearwater, Fla. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Irving
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009422:Nervous System Diseases; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine