Case Presentation: A 59 y/o male who presented to the hospital with a 2 week history of subjective fevers, generalized fatigue, and non-bloody diarrhea. Past medical history was notable for indeterminate ulcerative colitis (UC) and was being managed with azathioprine and mesalamine. He was recently prescribed antibiotics and developed diarrhea shortly after. He denied any [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with a history of ulcerative colitis (UC), treated with Adalimumab, returned from a 10-day cruise to Puerto Rico. He presented with 5-days of fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia and multiple loose stools daily. On presentation, he was ill-appearing, febrile (T = 102.8oF) and tachycardic (HR = 124 bpm). RR = 16 [...]

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 [...]