Case Presentation: A 69year old Caucasian female who presented to the emergency room after 3 weeks of diarrhea preceded by constipation and 1 weeks of abdominal pain. Abdominal pain was severe colicky and generalized, with no nausea, no vomiting. She had CT abdomen done with contrast that showed she had diffuse colitis. She was 2 […]

Case Presentation: 57-year-old male patient with past medical history of major depression, essential hypertension and coronary artery disease status post drug-eluting stent placement who presented to the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Clinic due to marked swelling of his left scrotum. Ultrasound showed a hypoechoic solid mass with large left hydrocele. Tumor markers were negative. Computed tomography […]

Case Presentation: Hemosuccus pancreaticus, a rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, is defined as bleeding through the pancreatic duct into the ampulla of Vater. Bleeding usually occurs due to a ruptured pseudoaneurysm, and can be fatal, as it can be easily missed. Here we discuss a case that was discovered in time for appropriate intervention. […]

Case Presentation: A 33‐year‐old white woman with type 2 diabetes presented with left‐sided facial weakness, dysphagia, xerostomia, and decreased hearing on the left. She was presumptively diagnosed with Bell's palsy and empirically treated with a course of steroids. She did not complete the course because of hyperglycemia. She presented to our emergency room after noticing […]