Case Presentation: Clinical presentation: A 69-year-old female presented to the emergency for shortness of breath and bilateral low extremity edema. She had a history of chronic dyspnea and hypoxia on baseline 2 liters of oxygen and reported worsening dyspnea on minimal exertion for the week prior to admission. Review of symptoms was significant for wheezing [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old woman with a history of fibromyalgia presented with a three-month history of progressive dyspnea, muscle weakness, weight loss (20 kg), and worsening respiratory symptoms. She initially sought care for productive cough, fever, and dyspnea, receiving treatment for pneumonia with ceftriaxone on two occasions with transient symptom relief. However, her symptoms recurred [...]

Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female with prior history of aseptic meningitis presented to the emergency department with progressively worsening headaches and drowsiness for 4 days. On physical examination, she was oriented only to herself but otherwise had no focal neurological deficits or nuchal rigidity. Kernig and Brudzinski sign were negative. Labs were unremarkable, except for mildly [...]