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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
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ADEM
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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in the Setting of Fever of Unknown Origin
08/09/2024
A previously healthy 12-year-old boy presented with his parents to our emergency department (ED) with a 3-week history of daily fevers ranging from 38.0 °C to 38.9 °C.
08/09/2024
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What's the Take Home?
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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COVID Vaccine Arm
06/16/2024

Joseph Pagano, DO1 • James Espinosa, MD1 • Alan Lucerna, DO1 • Henny Schuitema, DO1

Joseph Pagano, DO1 • James Espinosa, ...
A 38-year-old man received a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine about 6 months after completing two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine primary series. Following his Pfizer booster dose, the...
06/16/2024
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darier disease
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Darier Disease Complicated by Herpes Simplex Virus Superinfection
04/28/2024

Jodi Goldman, BS • Carter Chapman, BS • Nandini Ray, MBA • Quin Neilson, BS • Corey Jones, DO • Franklyn C. Babb, MD

Jodi Goldman, BS • Carter Chapman, BS...
A 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital directly from a dermatology clinic due to suspected herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and HSV-2 superinfection.
04/28/2024
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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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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
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COVID-19 virus
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Neurosyphilis in the Time of COVID-19: Avoiding Anchoring Heuristics
03/05/2024

Geethika Thota1 • Monarch Shah1 • Sanya Chandna1 • Marnie Rosenthal2

Geethika Thota1 • Monarch S...
The researchers describe a case of an immunosuppressed patient amid the COVID-19 pandemic presenting with a headache, which has been reported as a presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection. This case...
03/05/2024