Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man presented to his primary care provider’s office but could not recall reason for his visit. Over the past year, there had been numerous instances of similar forgetfulness, oftentimes upon completing routine activity without additional symptomatology. Medical history was notable for factor V Leiden, hypothyroidism, and transient ischemic attacks. Physical examination [...]

Case Presentation: Diclofenac is a routinely prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent in hospital with well-recognized hepatotoxic potential. However, there are only two reported cases of topical diclofenac-induced liver injury in literature. Herein, we describe a case of a 94-year-old man with Paget’s disease and osteoarthritis, who developed acute hepatotoxicity after four months of application of topical [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with a past medical history of end-stage renal disease status post living-related kidney transplant three years ago presented with dyspnea and joint pain. His immunosuppressive regimen included mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone, and belatacept, which was switched to everolimus due to concern for synovitis at outpatient rheumatology one month prior when he [...]

Case Presentation: Autoimmune encephalitides comprise a rapidly evolving group of immune-mediated disorders characterized by inflammation of the brain parenchyma. Patients with this disorder manifest a wide spectrum of neurological and psychiatric presentations developing over days to months. One sub-type is anti-NMDAR-encephalitis, which is characterized by complex neuropsychiatric features and the presence of IgG antibodies against [...]

Case Presentation: A 38 year-old woman presented with a three-day history of bloody diarrhea, left lower quadrant pain, anorexia, and nausea. She denied any sick contacts and did not eat any raw vegetables, raw or undercooked meat, frozen dinners, or restaurant food. CT abdomen and pelvis showed severe colitis and white blood cell count was [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with history of hypertension, asthma, and morbid obesity presented with left arm, chest, and face numbness, back pain, and shortness of breath at rest. He denied weakness with the numbness. His symptoms were akin to “being kicked by an elephant.” These symptoms had been worsening for one week prior to [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 13-year-old girl presented with chronic abdominal discomfort, significant weight loss (11 kg over 8 months), and hyponatremia in the setting of decreased oral intake. Initial evaluation revealed elevated inflammatory markers, iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and thickened bowel walls on abdominal ultrasound. Then, computed tomography revealed a small bowel obstruction secondary [...]