Case Presentation: A previously healthy 7-week-old female presented to the infectious disease service with a 7-day history of fever, papular rash of the face and body, edema of the hands and feet, and cracking of the lips. A diagnosis of incomplete Kawasaki Disease (KD) was confirmed by demonstration of aneurysmal dilation of the right coronary […]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 7-week-old female presented to the infectious disease service with a 7-day history of fever, papular rash of the face and body, edema of the hands and feet, and cracking of the lips. A diagnosis of incomplete Kawasaki Disease (KD) was confirmed by demonstration of aneurysmal dilation of the right coronary […]

Case Presentation: A 24 yo male with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), and pyoderma gangrenosum presented with fever to 102.9F and rash for 2 days. He had a diffuse, erythematous, un-raised, itchy rash which started on his arms and spread to his chest and back. He had recently […]

Case Presentation: A 39 year‐old homeless female with a history of schizophrenia was brought to the ED by police after being found walking in the street with an unsteady gait. The patient was a poor historian. She complained of 2 months of shortness of breath and weakness, endorsed lower extremity swelling, and reported several years […]

Case Presentation: A 24 year-old woman presented to the emergency room for a sore throat and diffuse body aches, with weakness in her shoulders and hips to the point that she required assistance with ambulation over the past week. She was afebrile and normotensive at admission but initial labs were significant for a WBC of […]