Case Presentation: A 14-year-old previously healthy male presented to a community hospital for sudden repeated episodes of initially non-bloody, and then grossly bloody, emesis. He denied sick contacts, travel, significant NSAID use, alcohol consumption, and caustic ingestions. On presentation, he had normal vital signs, mild epigastric tenderness, and heme-positive dark stool. His labs were notable […]

Case Presentation: 39-year-old male with history of previously treated TB meningitis 15 years ago, chronic hydrocephalus who received endoscopic third ventriculostomy few months ago, presented again with headaches and was found to have hydrocephalus. Patient received Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement and CSF was obtained after the procedure. CSF studies showed (216-WBCs lymphocytic predominant fluid 81 %), […]