Case Presentation: 52 yo male plumber with past history of herpes simplex presented with non-healing skin lesions on his left arm, right thigh and upper lip that was associated with burning pain for three months. He did not recall any trauma and reported compliance with personal protective equipment at work. The lesions were verruciform with […]

Case Presentation: Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) has been considered a disease of alcoholics, but it is also found in other scenarios in which severe nutritional deficiencies can result, such as in cancer patients with cachexia, and more recently described, in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. It is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome resulting from thiamine deficiency […]