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Type F Botulism Due to Clostridium baratii
09/11/2024
Emily Penrose, MS; Kerry Ohlson, RN, BSN; Kristine Voos, BS, CHES; Brenden A. Bedard, MPH; Paul A. Petit, MSL
This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...
09/11/2024
What's the Take Home?
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What's the Take Home?
A 70-Year-Old Man With Severe Hand Pain, Part 2
08/07/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Last month’s What’s the Take Home? article described the case of a 70-year-old man who presented to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. Necrotizing fasciitis was suspected, prompting surgical...
08/07/2024
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A 70-Year-Old Man With Severe Hand Pain, Part 1
07/09/2024

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor

Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
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.
07/09/2024
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Shigellosis Presenting with Myocarditis
07/07/2024

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Farrah Alarmanazi, MS42 • Aquib Gani, MS42

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Farrah Alarmanazi...
A 31-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, and 2 days of diarrhea. The vomitus consisted of food particles but did not contain blood. Her...
07/07/2024
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Supraclavicular Lymphadenopathy as the Presenting Feature of Disseminated Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
06/21/2024

Matthew Nemoy, DO, PGY-41 • Jalal Damani, DO2 • Craig Backous, DO3

 

Matthew Nemoy, DO, PGY-41 • Jalal Dam...
A 64-year-old woman with diaphoresis presented to a community medical center following 2 days of pain due to a lump on the left side of her neck.
06/21/2024
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A Rare Case of Staphylococcus aureus Causing Emphysematous Cystitis
04/10/2024

Stephanie Brode, DO

Stephanie Brode, DO
A 61-year-old woman with a medical history of type 1 diabetes on insulin pump, coronary artery disease (CAD) status post–coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), gastroesophageal reflux disease, Hashimoto...
04/10/2024
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Lemierre Syndrome Caused by MRSA In an Infant
04/02/2024

Mathews Roy, MD • Kaili Yang, MD • Amee Patel, MD, MPH

Mathews Roy, MD • Kaili Yang, MD • Am...
A 9-month-old girl presented to our emergency room with an atraumatic right-sided neck mass that was tender to palpation.
04/02/2024
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Slide Injury Leading to Bacteremia and Sepsis in a Pediatric Patient
03/24/2024

Drew Burgess1 • Felicia Cooper, MD2 • Pankaj Watal, MD2 • Syed A. Ali, MD2

 

Drew Burgess1 • Felicia Cooper, MD2 •...
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.
03/24/2024
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Unilateral Submandibular Lymphadenopathy in a 7-Year-Old Boy
03/13/2024

Ebony Beaudoin, MD1 • Malvi Mehta, BS2 • Stephanie Valek, BSA2

Ebony Beaudoin, MD1 • Malvi Mehta, BS...
A 7-year-old boy presented with a 3-week history of an ulcerated vesicle on his left cheek, left-sided facial swelling, and left submandibular lymphadenopathy after being scratched by a kitten. The swelling...
03/13/2024
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Disease Mimic Due to Brucellosis
03/11/2024
A previously healthy and fully vaccinated 3-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department with a 7-day history of daily fever (up to 40 °C, axillary), a rash on her face and extremities, peeling of...
03/11/2024