Case Presentation: A 24-year-old man presented with MRSA osteomyelitis of his right tibia two months after suffering an open fracture during a helicopter crash into a mountain. He was started on intravenous vancomycin. The patient did well for thirteen days however then started to have recurrent fever spikes up to 104.9 °F with concurrent sinus […]

Case Presentation: A 67 year old female patient with diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma with extensive nodal disease involving the lower thorax, abdomen, pelvis and central nervous system (CNS) presented with generalized weakness, acute confusion and fevers. Her recent treatment history included systemic chemotherapy with dose adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, rituximab (DA-EPOCH-R) and intrathecal […]

Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male with history of diabetes mellitus, right foot osteomyelitis, psoriasis, and multiple medication allergies (including vancomycin, levofloxacin, daptomycin, ertapenem, ampicillin-sulbactam, and infliximab) presented to the hospital with complaint of jaundice, abdominal pain, and vomiting. He had been diagnosed one week prior with methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis and was being […]

Case Presentation: A 37 y/o woman with past medical history of Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosed in 2011 was seen in clinic for evaluation of a new rash. Patient reported 1 week history of a reddish-purplish, non tender rash which had a circular, lacy pattern. She noted that the rash was predominantly in her lower extremities. She […]