Case Presentation: 61 year old Hispanic male with a history of end-stage renal disease receiving scheduled hemodialysis, type 2 diabetes presented with 2 months of progressive abdominal pain and distension, anorexia, and intermittent fevers. He had lived in Fresno, Ca for over 20 years. Five months prior, he was diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 pneumonia. […]

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old malnourished, Hispanic man presented with fever and malaise for 1 week associated with headache. Past medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis treated with prolonged, unmonitored prednisone, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a history of 18 cats at home. On examination, the patient was alert and oriented, febrile, and cachectic, but […]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old- man with past medical history of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, recurrent Herpes simplex virus lesion, prurigo nodularis, presented with generalized weakness for one week. On physical examination, diffuse cervical, inguinal and popliteal lymphadenopathy was noted. Echocardiogram showed moderate pericardial effusion, which prompted the patient to undergo emergent pericardiocentesis in the setting of […]

Case Presentation: 19 month old female with a history of unspecified T-cell immunodeficiency presented with a 10 day history of cough, fatigue, and persistent fevers. The patient had just returned from Mexico and reportedly was diagnosed with influenza there. Previously the patient had been on Bactrim prophylaxis, but ran out of it while in Mexico […]