Case Presentation: A 23‐year‐old Chinese woman with a 5‐year history of Graves’ disease (GD) was admitted for a newly diagnosed ovarian tumor. During workup for the tumor, computed tomography (CT) of the chest incidentally showed a large homogeneous anterior mediastinal opacity, 8.6 x 3.1 x 7.4 cm. Physical examination revealed a diffusely enlarged thyroid. Thyroid […]

Case Presentation: A 21-year-old male with past medical history of Crohn’s disease on monthly infliximab infusion initially presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of joint pain. He first noted left-sided pain that was only relieved by heat, but it progressed to left hip and groin pain made worse with movement. The patient […]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old African-American male was admitted to the hospital with sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection and pneumonia. His past medical history is significant for gunshot wound to C6-C7 region of the spine three months prior, complicated by paraplegia and neurogenic bladder requiring chronic indwelling urinary catheter. The hospital course was complicated by […]

Case Presentation: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract consisting of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Patients typically have GI symptoms such as abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and weight loss. However, the extra-intestinal presentation of IBD is not an uncommon occurrence. Here, we describe a case of […]

Case Presentation: A 34 year old Caucasian male with a past medical history of untreated Crohn’s disease for 7 years, treatment naïve Hepatitis C, and intravenous drug abuse presented with a month history of gradually worsening bilateral eye pain and drainage. Physical exam revealed severe injection with drainage from conjunctiva and sclera of both eyes. […]