Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder, recurrent pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency room for severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days in the setting of heavy alcohol use prior to admission. Vital signs on admission were notable for hypertension. [...]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old female presented to the ED with one month of generalized worsening weakness, malaise, and diaphoresis. The patient’s medical history included severe Crohn’s disease, osteoporosis, tobacco use, and right kidney atrophy. Initial exam findings included abdominal distension, left upper quadrant tenderness, and anasarca. Labs revealed hemoglobin 8.6, hematocrit 25.0, WBC 10.7, platelet [...]

Case Presentation: Reports of COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) have increased. Most cases are in persons older than 65 years of age, who are mechanically ventilated, have chronic lung disease, and/or are immunocompromised. Aspergillus can lead to infections such as chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). IPA has the highest [...]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with diastolic heart failure presented with one-month worsening dyspnea on exertion and a week of scant hemoptysis and fatigue. She denied tuberculosis risk factors, night sweats, fevers, or skin, joint, or urinary changes. She was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Her medications included aspirin and hydralazine. Her past medical, surgical, and [...]

Case Presentation: 68 y.o. male presented with a purpuric rash, petechia, and suspected vasculitis. Past medical history included Hypertension, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Depression/Anxiety, DM type II and obesity. Significant presentations included pruritic rash and petechiae that started about a month before the presentation, worsening dyspnea, intermittent hemoptysis, and worsening bilateral pedal [...]

Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female with a history of hypertension and stage IV uterine carcinosarcoma treated with resection, peritoneal debulking, and chemotherapy, presented to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her workup revealed new anemia and pulmonary metastatic disease. She underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy for her anemia workup which showed no [...]

Case Presentation: A 72-year-old female with chronic kidney disease and recently diagnosed IgG lambda monoclonal gammopathy presented to clinic with six months of progressive weakness and failure to thrive. She reported breathlessness after several steps, a 10-kilogram weight loss, frequent falls, lightheadedness, easy bruising, and dysphagia. There was concern for light chain (AL) amyloidosis, before [...]