Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with a history of obesity, gout, and multiple cervical spine surgeries, including a remote C4 laminectomy, C6-C7 fusion, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) at C5-C7, presented for a higher level of care due to septic arthritis in his right knee. His medical history also included prolonged courses of [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with hypertension and chronic hip osteoarthritis (OA) was presented to the ED with worsening hip pain, lower back pain, and recurrent falls after he slipped in the shower and fell on his buttocks and back 3 weeks ago. CT of the lumbar spine and pelvis showed severe spinal stenosis in [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old female with a history of poorly controlled type II diabetes and osteoarthritis presented to the emergency department with acute weakness, malaise, chills, and right knee pain. The patient had chronic knee arthritis which acutely worsened over 2 days on the right side associated with swelling with the inability to bear weight. [...]

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old female with past medical history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented to the emergency department with two days of severe polyarthritis in her left wrist, right knee, and lower back. On admission, physical exam was notable for joint swelling and limited range of motion in the wrists, elbows, and knees. Bilateral [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with well-controlled HIV and treated hepatitis C presented with polyarthralgia and rash. He noticed that his right arm, left wrist, first toe and knee were painful and erythematous. He reported one day of nausea and vomiting but had no respiratory, urinary, or visual symptoms. He denied recent infections, travel, or [...]

Case Presentation: A 32-year-old man with alcohol use disorder complicated by delirium tremens, who initially presented with left ankle pain, was later found to have septic arthritis. He was admitted to the ICU for alcohol withdrawal, altered mental status (AMS), and sepsis in the setting of septic arthritis, with gram-positive cocci identified on ankle aspiration. [...]