Case Presentation: A 29-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the emergency department with fever, sore throat, epigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain of 5 days duration. Physical examination was positive for fever (40oC), tachycardia (heart rate 114 beats per minute), and a palpable liver and spleen on abdominal examination. Notable laboratory investigations included pancytopenia – [...]

Case Presentation: A 44 year-old man who resides in Alexandria, LA presented via air ambulance from Honduras with three weeks of fever, night sweats, and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. He had associated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache. Exam was notable for fever and hepatomegaly. Serum studies revealed a creatinine of 6 mg/dL, elevated AST, [...]

Case Presentation: A 60-year-old previously healthy female presented with a two-week history of intermittent fever with non-pruritic rash, generalized myalgias and arthralgia, weakness, and chest pain. Her exam revealed temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius, anterior chest tenderness to palpation, diffuse salmon-colored maculopapular rash at bilateral extensor surfaces of upper extremities, and multiple coalescing annular rash [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female with a medical history of morbid obesity presented to a rural hospital with a one-week history of extreme fatigue, malaise, jaundice, and anorexia. Her initial vital signs were unremarkable. Physical exam revealed a distressed-appearing woman with diaphoresis, scleral icterus, jaundice, and lower extremity edema. Laboratory findings revealed significant elevation of [...]

Case Presentation: A 58 year old previously healthy Nigerian female presented with a 6-week history of high-grade fevers, weakness, malaise, and a 10-pound weight loss. On physical exam she was found to have tachycardia, hypotension, fever (Temperature 103F), altered mental status and peripheral pitting edema. Her hospital course was complicated by hypotension and acute kidney [...]

Case Presentation: A 61 year-old-female presented to an outside institution with worsening exertional dyspnea, chest pressure, and fatigue. Echocardiogram revealed a large pericardial effusion bordering on tamponade which was drained with great improvement of symptoms. CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis revealed perirenal soft tissue invasion, which was biopsied. Patient was then referred to our institution for further management; [...]