Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with thrombocytopenia and hypertension was admitted with acute left pontine ischemic stroke. One week later, he underwent computed tomography (CT) of abdomen for persistent abdominal pain and fever, revealing multiple emboli involving the pulmonary, mesenteric and splenic artery. Doppler studies revealed right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and arterial […]

Case Presentation: A 58-year old female with history of breast cancer and uterine fibroid, presented to the ED with worsening right leg pain and swelling associated with red skin discoloration and blanching skin. There was no history of fever, dyspnea, coughs, chest pain, hemoptysis, diaphoresis, palpitations, oral contraceptives or tobacco use. She has family history […]