Case Presentation: MERS is a radiological-clinical diagnosis with distinct MRI findings and neurological symptoms often associated with an infectious process. Clinical symptoms can include headache, vision changes, delirium, abnormal speech, and seizures. Brain MRI classically demonstrates symmetric lesions in the splenium of the corpus callosum with restricted diffusion. MERS is generally self-limiting and often occurs [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman with uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, CKD stage 3, and prior history of pyelonephritis complicated by E. coli bacteremia, presented with vomiting, anorexia, fever, chills, and mild abdominal discomfort. Exam was notable for normal vital signs, mild diffuse abdominal tenderness, and no costovertebral angle tenderness. Laboratory studies showed a [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female with history of spastic quadriplegia secondary to multiple sclerosis, neurogenic bladder with a long-term indwelling suprapubic catheter presented with septic shock. ​ Labs revealed leukocytosis and lactic acidosis. A contrast enhanced computed tomography of abdomen and pelvis revealed a multiloculated large right renal abscess with staghorn calculus extending into the [...]