Case Presentation: Lemierre’s disease is a rare and deadly infection caused by the Fusobacterium species which results in bacterial pharyngitis that spreads through pharynx soft tissues into the carotid arteries, resulting in widespread bacteremia and thrombosis. Outcomes are reliant on early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, with mortality rates as high as 20%. The rarity [...]

Case Presentation: 29-year-old Hispanic male with history of intravenous drug use (IVDU) with fentanyl and methamphetamine, was brought to the hospital after being found confused on the streets. Patient was very cachectic, tachypneic and had track marks in the cubital fossa suggestive of IVDU. Patient was febrile with 100.6 F, had leukocytosis with WBC 18 [...]