Case Presentation: This is a 21 year old male with no significant past medical history presenting with shortness of breath and fever.  Five days prior to presentation, he noted sore throat, fevers, and heart burn so he presented to an acute care clinic. He had a positive rapid strep screen, so he was given azithromycin [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with 3-5 days of left-sided neck pain and swelling. Physical exam was notable for enlargement of the left side of his neck that was tender to palpation. He had no fever, dental carries, pharyngeal erythema, cervical nor supraclavicular lymphadenopathy. His laboratory analysis was notable [...]

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 32-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented with one day of respiratory distress and fever, sore throat, left neck pain and cough for 3 days. He appeared acutely ill, febrile, tachycardic and tachypneic. Lung exam revealed bronchial breath sounds and crepitation on bilateral lower lobes. Laboratory studies revealed neutrophilic leukocytosis and a normal [...]

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old Caucasian female presented with persistent fever (38.7 degrees Celsius) and non-productive cough with onset 4 weeks prior, and despite 2 courses of antibiotics, she developed right-sided neck swelling and pain about 2 weeks prior to admission.  Significant medical history included Immunoglobulin G (IgG) deficiency that was diagnosed nine months prior, and [...]