Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with no significant past medical history was initially hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia and subsequently developed hematemesis, melena along with fever and night sweats. Other presenting symptoms included productive cough, worsening dyspnea, and 80-pound unintentional weight loss in 3 months. She denied travel/occupation history. Further workup showed WBC 46.6×103/uL, Hemoglobin 8.3 […]

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and a surgical history of cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis six years ago presents with right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and skin yellowing for one day. Over the prior eight months, the patient had experienced intermittent episodes of RUQ abdominal pain that self-resolved in minutes. […]