Bacterial Infections

The olecranon bursa is a superficial bursa located immediately posterior to the olecranon process of the ulna bone and triceps tendon and loosely connected to the overlying skin in the elbow area.

An 8-year-old girl presented to an outside community emergency department (ED) with 2 weeks of joint pain impeding her ability to walk and progressive abdominal pain.

A 32-year-old man from northern Mexico who worked as a landscaper presented to the emergency department with a 4-month history of increasing pain and swelling of his left wrist and fingers as well as raised...

Acute hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis (AVOM) is a rare condition that causes significant morbidity in in the pediatric population owing to non-specific presentation and delayed diagnoses. The clinical...

A 73-year-old man presented to the emergency department with constipation. He reported that he was unable to have a bowel movement for 5 days prior to presentation, despite the use of home enemas,...

A previously healthy 8-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset neurological deficits and altered mental status following a syncopal episode.

A 70-year-old man presents to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. The only trauma he recalled was a small scratch and puncture wound that occurred 2 to 3 days prior.

A 66-year-old man presented to the clinic with new fatigue and several weeks of exhaustion. The patient had been in his usual state of health until about 1 month prior, when he noted easy fatigue and...

A fully vaccinated 5-year-old girl with a history of molluscum contagiosum presented to the emergency department with acute onset of left hip, buttocks, and leg pain associated with an inability to bear...

A 74-year-old woman with a past medical history of stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma presented to the emergency department with fatigue and gradually worsening dyspnea during the past 2 months.