Infectious Diseases

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 57-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of substernal chest pain, diaphoresis, palpitations, and lightheadedness while walking his dog. He initially attributed his symptoms to a panic attack,...

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 27-day-old previously healthy male neonate first presented to the emergency department with 1-day history of fever, irritability, and feeding intolerance.

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 43-year-old man presented to his primary care physician for a routine physical examination. At this visit, the patient reported elevated blood pressure, headaches, fatigue, new onset of palpitations, and...

A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) following a new-onset seizure. The seizure was witnessed by his wife, who stated that he was standing at the kitchen sink, washing dishes, when...