Case Presentation: A 31-year-old male with a past medical history significant for treated syphilis presented with a three-month history of recurrent fevers. Despite close outpatient follow-up and extensive workup, his symptoms persisted prompting him to go to the ED.On presentation, the patient was febrile, hypotensive, and tachycardic. He was admitted for sepsis and was started [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for dizziness secondary to heart failure exacerbation and incidentally found to have thrombocytopenia of 141,000 on admission. Over the next 72 hours, the patient’s platelet count decreased by over 50% to 51,000 while all other cell lines remained stable. The patient had not received any [...]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) presented with a complex clinical picture involving seizures, falls, and fever. Limited historical information hindered a comprehensive understanding of the patient’s medical background. Upon examination, the patient exhibited signs of cachexia, lethargy, and distinctive skin lesions. Laboratory results revealed anemia, leukocytosis, and a significantly low [...]

Case Presentation: A female patient in her 70s, with a history notable for hypothyroidism who initially presented to an outside hospital with complaints of left-hand paresthesia, numbness, and dizziness. She underwent an extensive work up for CVA with no acute findings on non-contrast MRI brain or cervical spine. During her hospital course she developed worsening [...]