In the afternoon, Ruben asked Leanne to consult one of Sandra's patients.

The patient had been battling what was believed to be uveitis for six months, but instead of getting better, the condition had deteriorated.

After reviewing the lab reports, Leanne noted that the cytokine analysis of the ocular fluid showed an interleukin-10 to interleukin-6 ratio greater than

one.

"I suspect it's not uveitis we're dealing with, but primary intraocular lymphoma."

The symptoms of intraocular lymphoma could closely mimic those of uveitis, leading to misdiagnosis, a phenomenon known as a masquerade syndrome caused by a tumor.

Sandra immediately got defensive. "Hey, watch what you're saying. Are you suggesting I misdiagnosed?"

"You're not that important. I'm just following the data," Leanne replied, her mood as gloomy as the weather outside, blunt in her assessment. "If it was primary lymphoma, we've lost six months that could have been crucial for this patient."

"You!" Sandra bristled, ready to explode, but Ruben silenced her with a look and asked Leanne, "What do you suggest we do?"

the left eye to perform a histological and cytological examination of the vitreous

free this Friday afternoon. Set the surgery for three o'clock. And you, try to learn a thing or two from Dr. Castillo. Among the younger generation of doctors here,

Sandra stormed off, fuming.

glanced at Leanne. "The month's almost over, and it's nearly

rain continued to fall.

your

on, Leanne interjected. "We

face fell even more. "Come on, you two are my relationship goals. A little fight here and

a weak smile but said

couldn't lie to Curtis, not even if it meant pretending her parents' deaths, potentially caused by his family, didn't bother

couldn't bear losing

was too greedy, only hoping the world would stop toying with her and

felt powerless. She had limited leads and was at a dead end with

hearing about her struggles in the foster system but remained tight-lipped about the past. He even

culprit will change anything? After all these years, there's no evidence

Digging further will only hurt

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