Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man presented with one day of high fevers to 104°F, myalgias, and non-productive cough. His past medical history is significant for polycystic liver disease leading to liver transplant, and metastatic neuroendocrine tumor managed with intravenous somatostatin. Two weeks prior to admission, he began a taper of his immunosuppressive medication. On the [...]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old woman with no PMH presented to the emergency department (ED) with persistent fever for six days. Patient had dry cough and low grade fevers with one spike to 40oC. After four days of symptoms, patient began azithromycin without relief. One day prior to presentation, patient was discharged from ED for presumed [...]

Case Presentation: An 88 year old man with a history of severe aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve replacement and unprovoked pulmonary embolism (on lifetime warfarin) presented with four days of lethargy and weakness. He denied any fevers, chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or urinary symptoms. He was compliant with scheduled dental cleanings and took prophylactic [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with one week of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and fever. Two weeks prior, she reported a non-specific flu-like illness. On admission, she was febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. She had a toxic appearance and a firm, diffusely tender abdomen. She had no oropharyngeal, pulmonary, [...]

Case Presentation: We report a 32 year old previously healthy Caucasian male who presented with fever and a sore throat. At presentation he was noted to be febrile, but examination of his throat and neck were unremarkable. Blood cultures were positive for Fusobacterium necrophorum in two sets. CT of his neck was negative for parapharyngeal [...]

Case Presentation: A 24 year-old male presented with chest pain and a diarrheal illness. He complained of intermittent chest pains which began two weeks prior, described as retrosternal, aggravated by lying down and improving on sitting up. One week following this, he started experiencing fevers, chills along with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Given persistent high [...]