Background: The Bronx has the highest rate of people living with HIV among New York City boroughs, with South Bronx zip codes exceeding the statewide average by over four times. Despite this, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization in the Bronx significantly lags, with a PrEP-to-need ratio over nine times lower than Manhattan’s and four times lower [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 37-year-old male with medical history significant for HIV infection. He was admitted for evaluation of a rapidly enlarging, left maxillary mass over the previous 6 months. At the time of presentation, it was estimated that he had not been on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for 12 months. His [...]

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male with history of HIV with undetectable viral load on ART presented to the emergency department for evaluation of left eye blurriness, ptosis, and ophthalmoplegia. History was notable for emergency department and outpatient ophthalmology visits one month prior resulting in a diagnosis of cranial nerve six palsy. MR angiography was unremarkable. [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 41-year-old male with a history of latent syphilis and recently diagnosed (about 10 days before admission) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mpox who presented to the ER with malaise, lethargy, and worsening cutaneous lesions. Clinical exam was notable for widespread skin lesions and purulent drainage from a [...]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old man, diagnosed with HIV two years ago and currently not on antiretroviral therapy, presented with flu-like symptoms and weight loss over the last two months and confusion for two days. The patient denied any international travel outside the United States. On presentation, he was found to have severe hyperkalemia and acute [...]

Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female from Mexico with AIDS and prior Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) infection treated with rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol (RIE), complicated by lumbar osteomyelitis due to suspected medication non-adherence, presented with acute onset headache and photophobia. On admission, CD4 T-cell count was 28/μL and HIV viral load was 75,200 copies/mL. Cerebral spinal fluid [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African American male with a medical history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the hospital with nonspecific complaints, including flank pain. Initial laboratory tests and imaging studies confirmed a diagnosis of nephrolithiasis and acute kidney injury with concomitant hypercalcemia. The patient was hospitalized and treated [...]

Case Presentation: This case underscores the diagnostic challenge of pulmonary Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) in HIV/AIDS patients, emphasizing oral mucosal lesions as significant markers, especially alongside biopsy-proven results when bronchoscopy findings are negative.A 36-year-old HIV/AIDS male ([CD4 3 cells/mm³, viral load 1.4 million copies/mL]), with a history of cryptococcal meningitis, presented with a 3-week history of [...]