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Ever notice how many food references there are in medicine? Quick quiz... what diseases/conditions are the following food references associated with? Post up in the comments if you'd like and feel free to add more food references if you can think of them... answers to follow in a few days.
Blueberry muffin baby
Peau d'orange
Pea soup
Chocolate cyst
Strawberry cervix
Strawberry tongue
Cayenne pepper spots
Cherry red spots
Coffee ground emesis
Honeycomb lung
Tapioca vesicles
Tea-coloured urine
Maple syrup urine
Red currant jelly stool
posted by Liana @ 12:51 PM
13 comments
13 Comments:
Nutmeg liver!
maple syrup urine - inability to metabolize branched chain aas... associated with "sweet smelling urine"
its on my test on wednesday, and i actually got to see it a few weeks ago.
honey-crusted lesions...
Kiwi gallbladder
Wow - I was able to drag most from the deep recesses of med-school days:
-Blueberry muffin baby - ?
-peau d'orange - skin changes associated with breast CA
-pea soup - vomitus
-chocolate cyst - ovarian cyst with old blood
-strawberry cervix - ?
-strawberry tongue - Kawasaki's disease
-cayenne pepper spots - petechiae (?)
-cherry red spots - macular disease seen with CO toxicity
-coffee ground emesis - blood in stomach/ulcer
-honeycomb lung - ?
-tapioca vesicles - ?
-tea colored (coca-cola) urine - multiple causes, usually liver disease
-maple syrup urine - metabolic disease
-red currant jelly stool - intussusception
What about bread and butter pericarditis and cauliflower ear?
Thanks for a fun post! (I came by from Grand Rounds with Dr. Wes)
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What about cranberry or tomato juice urine?
Just foudn your blog. The ones I am waiting on are pea soup and cayenne spots. Never heard those.
Looking forward to reading.
caseous necrosis
Hmm...
Blueberry - maybe congenital rubella? We learned it last semester but I can't remember...
Chocolate cyst - type of ovarian cyst
Coffee ground - results from bleeding within the stomach (usually bleeding ulcer I think)
Maple syrup - used to know this, now can't remember.
Can't wait to find out the rest!
Redcurrent jelly stool??? Wha?
Isn't pea soup used in reference to meconium?
How about grape cluster?
Okay, I will end the suspense.
Blueberry muffin baby-> Congenital rubella (yay, xavier!). Meningococcemia would also have fit the bill.
Peau d'orange->skin changes associated with breast Ca (congrats, Artemis)
Pea soup-> I was thinking of thick meconium. Had not heard of pea soup vomitus before but I can see how it would be an adept description.
Chocolate cyst-> endometrioma (just like a few of you said).
Strawberry cervix-> trichomonas.
Strawberry tongue-> Kawasaki's, indeed, artemis.
Cayenne pepper spots-> Campbell de Morgan spots (also known as cherry angiomas).
Cherry red spots->macular disease. Right on, artemis.
Coffee ground emesis-> UGIB, as pointed out by several folks.
Honeycomb lung-> fibrosing alveolitis.
Tapioca vesicles-> dyshidrotic eczema.
Tea-coloured urine-> I was thinking of dark urine associated with blockage of the bile ducts, but a number of answers could apply here.
Maple syrup urine-> yup, maple syrup urine disease, Katie.
Red currant jelly stool-> intussusception. Classic triad of red currant jelly stool, paroxysmal crampy abdominal pain, and sausage shaped mass in the abdomen.
Whew. Thanks to everyone who added their own contributions too!
how about ketchup and cottage cheese retina
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