Case Presentation: Salmonella is a Gram-negative rod with multiple serotypes. This bacterium is part of resident flora of poultry, which the most common source of Salmonella. Consumption of under cooked chicken is a risk factor for Salmonella infection, which can cause invasive gastroenteritis. In less than 5% of Salmonella infections, bacteremia occurs, and more seldom […]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old female with metastatic thyroid cancer status-post (s/p) radioiodine ablation and total thyroidectomy on oral chemotherapy, chronic kidney disease stage IV s/p deceased donor kidney transplant in 2019 on oral immunosuppression, presented with weakness, gastrointestinal symptoms, and acute-on-chronic dysphagia. While dysphagia work-up was ongoing, patient was noted to have right wrist swelling, […]

Case Presentation: Here is a case report that describes an immunized immunocompetent 17-year-old male who presented with acute onset sharp migratory poly-articular pain and swelling as a solitary complaint that began in the left hip and right wrist associated with night sweats and difficult ambulation. Fever and other systemic symptoms were absent. Upon initial work-up, […]