Case Presentation: A 31-year-old healthy man presented with several days of chest and back pain associated with shortness of breath, subjective fever, headache, and photophobia. The patient worked in construction and complained of a recent itchy, vesicular rash to his forearm. Review of systems was otherwise negative for recent procedures or surgeries, IV drug use, [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female with a history of cervical cancer in remission, post-chemotherapy and total hysterectomy, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, was admitted for worsening chronic lower back pain, which had intensified over the past two weeks. She denied paresthesia or weakness. On examination, she was diaphoretic, shivering, and afebrile, with a blood pressure of [...]