Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man with hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia presented with one week of bilateral upper abdominal pain; subjective fevers; chills; sweats; and anorexia. His abdominal pain was constant, aching, relieved with lying supine, and unaffected by eating. He denied nausea, vomiting, early satiety, weight change, or change in bowel habits or stool characteristics. He […]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with fevers and altered mental status (AMS). He reported 6 months of fevers, with confusion and shortness of breath. He denied cough and sputum production, but endorsed a 20lb unintentional weight loss. He had no history of immunosuppression, imprisonment, or […]