Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of cirrhosis (unknown underlying etiology) and intermittent travel to Mexico presented to the emergency room with two weeks of abdominal pain, which included two episodes of hematemesis. She appeared thin, with low muscle mass, and her abdominal examination revealed distension, tenderness, ascites, and a fluid wave. Vitals [...]

Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman with alcohol use disorder, hypertension, and hepatic steatosis presented with 1 week of daily fevers and left upper quadrant abdominal pain. She reported chills, night sweats, cough, postprandial nausea and vomiting, and an intermittent unilateral headache but denied other focal symptoms, recent travel, or sick contacts. She was febrile to [...]