Infectious Diseases

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 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of shortness of breath, cough, and wheezing. His medical history was significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and...

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.

Post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS) is a rare but well-known complication of prolonged mechanical ventilation. Tracheal ischemia caused by prolonged endotracheal intubation is thought to be the primary...

An 11-year-old boy presented to his primary care provider with a fever of 2 days’ duration. The fever was described as intermittent, particularly occurring in the evenings, and being partially relieved with...

A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of progressively worsening cough, severe headache, myalgias, generalized weakness; a 2-day history of fevers; and new-onset...

A 35-year-old woman presented to our clinic with chronic bilateral lower extremity ulcerations that had worsened over the past 2 weeks. The lesions had started as small, tender nodules that subsequently...

A 66-year-old man presented to the emergency department with progressively worsening severe left hip and left lower extremity pain.

A 37-year-old woman with no related medical history presented to the clinic with right-sided neck swelling. She reported having had swelling in the area for approximately 6 years, but she had recently noted...

A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department and was subsequently admitted to the medical ward with hematemesis, melena, and atypical chest pain, all occurring intermittently for the past few...