Case Presentation: A 67-year-old man with a history of chronic back pain from a motor vehicle accident (MVA) 20 years ago presented to his primary care provider for an annual visit in December 2023. He complained of persistent back pain. Lab work was unremarkable and an x-ray showed degenerative lumbar spine changes. The patient was [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old healthy man presented with several days of chest and back pain associated with shortness of breath, subjective fever, headache, and photophobia. The patient worked in construction and complained of a recent itchy, vesicular rash to his forearm. Review of systems was otherwise negative for recent procedures or surgeries, IV drug use, [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with a significant past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate presented with acute-on-chronic lumbar pain. Initial imaging revealed an L3 compression fracture, with findings suggestive of discitis or osteomyelitis at L2-L3. MRI confirmed discitis/osteomyelitis, along with an epidural abscess and bilateral psoas abscesses. Further imaging also revealed cavitary pulmonary [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female with a history of cervical cancer in remission, post-chemotherapy and total hysterectomy, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, was admitted for worsening chronic lower back pain, which had intensified over the past two weeks. She denied paresthesia or weakness. On examination, she was diaphoretic, shivering, and afebrile, with a blood pressure of [...]