Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV (CD4 57/mm3), not on antiretroviral therapy (ART), presented to the hospital with shortness of breath for several days. He was severely hypoxic, requiring high-flow nasal cannula oxygen. Chest x-ray showed bilateral infiltrates. He was treated empirically with vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for bacterial pneumonia, and Bactrim and […]

Case Presentation: A 59 year old woman with presumed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was admitted to hospital medicine for severe pancytopenia (WBC 1.3 x109/L, hemoglobin 9.2g/dL, platelet 14×109/L). She had an extensive diagnostic work-up with rheumatology and hematology without a definitive diagnosis; rheumatology questioned her prior SLE diagnosis. Imaging showed diffuse lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Three […]