Case Presentation: Dengue fever (DF) presents with a myriad of symptoms. Abdominal pain is uncommon in DF. We report a case of DF presenting as pancreatitis. A 44 year old male presented to our hospital with severe epigastric pain, vomiting and fever for one week. He is a teetotaler with no past medical history. His […]

Case Presentation: A 24-year-old Hispanic female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus and hyperthyroidism presented with slurred speech for one day that was associated with left-sided upper and lower extremity weakness. She did not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs. She had sinus tachycardia at 170 beats per minute and was febrile with […]

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old African American female, who has a history of preeclampsia and recent stroke, presented with confusion, unusual behavior pattern, headache, involuntary movements and forgetfulness for 3 days. She reported difficulty performing easy tasks such as putting a bottle together, changing her baby and progressive cognitive decline. She denied having weakness, numbness, seizures, […]

Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian male presented with a two-week history of throbbing headaches, fever, jaw claudication, and neck stiffness. Vitals signs were T: 38C, BP: 171/86 mmHg, HR: 102 bpm, RR: 20 breaths/min, SPO2: 94% on room air. Examination revealed neck stiffness and swollen, mildly tender temporal arteries bilaterally but negative Kernig’s and Brudzinski […]