Case Presentation: An 8-year-old boy presented with 8 days of lip swelling, crusting, peeling, and bleeding, causing poor oral intake and dehydration. Initial symptoms included cough, nasal congestion, and fever (100.4°F). He developed lip ulcerations and was seen multiple times with diagnosis of oral herpes and impetigo superinfection. After 4 days of adequate herpes/impetigo therapy, [...]

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Hispanic female, with no significant past medical history presented with complaints of fever, chills, myalgia, and cough ongoing for the past 10 days. The patient had a heart rate of 143 beats per minute, a Temperature of 103.4° F, and a respiratory rate of 33. The patient had a WBC count [...]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to medical attention with severe oral mucositis. Approximately one week prior to his presentation, the patient developed symptoms of a respiratory illness with a productive cough, myalgias, and fever of up to 103 Fahrenheit. Although his respiratory symptoms began to improve, he developed [...]

Case Presentation: An 18-year-old female with no known past medical history presented to the emergency department with hematuria, chills, cough, and body aches lasting approximately one week. On admission, she was afebrile with stable vital signs. Laboratory findings revealed a normal white blood cell count of 6 × 10³/μL, normal creatinine of 0.6 mg/dL, elevated [...]

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old man with a history of recurrent oral ulcers presented with severe oral pain and ulcers following a recent respiratory illness. He had initially developed a cough and sore throat one week prior. Soon after, he experienced progressive oral ulcers, resulting in profound difficulty speaking and eating due to pain. He reported [...]