Background: More frequently, clinicians encounter patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 (defined as patients whose oxygen saturation remains above 94% on room air)1 in the hospital setting.2 These patients may have acquired COVID-19 in the hospital or have tested positive for COVID-19 while presenting to the hospital for another condition.3 Many of these patients are high risk [...]

Case Presentation: A 46-year-old female with a medical history of type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, and anxiety presented to the emergency department with a five-day history of fever, myalgias, and headache. Additionally, she experienced intermittent episodes of epistaxis and gingival bleeding while brushing her teeth for the past week. She had recently returned from a [...]

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 26-year-old male presented to the ED with a 2 day history of shortness of breath, bilateral lower extremity edema, wet cough, and orthopnea. He reported a viral upper respiratory illness 1 prior, which resolved within 5 days with symptomatic management using Nyquil. On arrival, he was visibly dyspneic with vital signs showing [...]

Case Presentation: A healthy 34-year-old female presented to the hospital with severe left lower extremity pain. Patient endorsed 4 days of progressively worsening left upper thigh and hip pain that caused her to become bed bound, prompting her to come in. She also reported fevers, chills, cough, and myalgias but denied vomiting, diarrhea, numbness, or [...]