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: A 39-year-old male with a history of seizure disorder, depression, and alcohol use disorder presented to the emergency room with new-onset jaundice and a two-week history of fatigue, decreased appetite, and dark orange urine. Social history notable for intermittent and progressive alcohol use starting at the age of 18, with most recent liquor [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man with past medical history of AIDS, Hepatitis C, alcohol use disorder (AUD), and cirrhosis presented with one week of severe abdominal pain and distension and pleuritic chest pain. He had been prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the past three years but was poorly adherent. Patient had stopped taking ART three [...]

Case Presentation: A 30-year-old man with a remote history of Kawasaki disease and eosinophilic esophagitis, presented with 5 days of fevers, poor appetite, fatigue, and diarrhea after returning from India. Upon arrival, he was febrile (39.1°C), had a normal heart rate, and hepatosplenomegaly. Blood cultures demonstrated Salmonella Typhi, and stool polymerase chain reaction showed Salmonella [...]

Case Presentation: A 69 year old male with no past medical history presented to the hospital with significant generalized pruritus. 3 weeks prior to presentation, the patient started taking a daily dose of a turmeric supplement. About a week later, he began developing a slow but progressive generalized pruritus, scleral icterus, pale stools, darkening urine [...]

Case Presentation: A 72 year old male with a history of end stage renal disease and chronic positive hepatitis B core antibody since 2020 presented with worsening abdominal pain while undergoing hemodialysis. He was not on any immunosuppressive medications at home. On admission, his vitals were normal. Physical exam revealed scleral icterus and right upper [...]