Case Presentation: A 27-year-old female without any significant medical history, who developed acute kidney injury, metabolic acidosis, increasing liver enzymes, coagulopathy, anemia, thrombocytopenia and undifferentiated shock requiring pressors on 6th post-partum delivery. Peripheral smear showed atypical lymphocytes, dohle bodies and neutrophils with toxic vacuolization, suggesting an inflammatory processOther labs were significant for elevated ferritin levels […]

Case Presentation: Introduction:Thromboangiitis obliterans, also known as Buerger disease, is a cannabis and tobacco-induced non-atherosclerotic inflammatory disease typically involving both small and medium sized vessels of the extremities. The disease can lead to multiple manifestations including superficial thrombophlebitis, cold sensitivity/ Raynaud phenomenon, digital ischemia, organ ischemia and arthralgias. Case description:A 35-year old cannabis using male, […]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman with a history of cecal perforation status post end ileostomy and subtotal colectomy in 2017 presented with intractable pain in the setting of a worsening erythematous intertriginous rash of the abdomen and labia. She reported using topical anti-fungal therapy without improvement of symptoms.Upon presentation, her vital signs were normal and […]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with a past medical history of urothelial carcinoma status post left nephrectomy began immunotherapy and was started on Atezolizumab. He developed bilateral lower extremity weakness that began following his first dose. After 3 doses, in 02/2022, his lower extremity weakness worsened to the point where he could not walk. A […]

Case Presentation: A 35-year old male with a PMH of homelessness and methamphetamine use presented to the ED in October 2022 for “flu-like symptoms” including chills, headache, congestion, abdominal pain and nausea/vomiting. He tested positive for influenza B and was admitted for symptomatic treatment and disposition planning. In reviewing his chart, it was apparent that […]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury complicated by quadriplegia, neurogenic bladder and bowel presented with an obstructed suprapubic foley catheter, severe localized pain over the suprapubic area, and a blood pressure of 84/56 on arrival. The patient was administered intravenous fluids and started on 4.5g of piperacillin/tazobactam every 8 […]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with no significant past medical history was intubated due to respiratory failure from cocaine and fentanyl overdose. Admission labs showed severe rhabdomyolysis (creatinine kinase> 22K U/L), hyperphosphatemia (>20mg/dL) and hyperkalemia (>10mmol/L) with creatinine 2.9mg/dL. ICU course was complicated by hypoalbuminemia, chronic hypocalcemia (corrected calcium-7.6-8.4 mmol/L) and chronic hyperphosphatemia (5.6-10mg/dL). He […]

Case Presentation: Lemierre’s syndrome is a clinical syndrome characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular (IJ) vein after an oropharyngeal infection. We present a case of a 36-year-old man with no significant past medical history who presented with one week of subjective fevers/chills, sore throat, and dysphagia. On initial evaluation, vital signs were only […]

Case Presentation: A 32-year-old female was admitted after a seizure. Brain MRI was unremarkable and lumbar puncture yielded 133 white blood cells with 100% lymphocytes. Within a few days, refractory seizures occurred. Due to suspected autoimmune encephalitis, plasma exchange and high-dose steroids were started. Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) studies returned with IgG antibody levels for […]

Case Presentation: 79-year-old man presented with recurrent syncope. He had a history of tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in 2005 s/p resection, pyriform sinus SCC in 2019 s/p total laryngopharyngectomy with tracheostomy and PEG placement. He had multiple prior admissions for the same presentation, which had been attributed to vasovagal syncope and dehydration from intermittent […]