Case Presentation: A 37-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis, fibroids status post fibroidectomy, and previous spontaneous pneumothorax presented with 3 days of progressively worsening right pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. She had a similar presentation nine months prior at an outside hospital and was found to have a spontaneous right pneumothorax requiring […]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis, fibroids status post fibroidectomy, and previous spontaneous pneumothorax presented with 3 days of progressively worsening right pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. She had a similar presentation nine months prior at an outside hospital and was found to have a spontaneous right pneumothorax requiring […]

Case Presentation: Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue inside the thoracic cavity. It consists of four distinct clinical entities: catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, hemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with TES presenting as spontaneous hemopneumothorax. Patient is a 47-year old […]

Case Presentation: A 64 year old female presented with fever, slurred speech and altered mental status. She had similar presentations twice in the past diagnosed as aseptic viral meningitis. Her past medical history included hypothyroidism, depression and asthma. Her medications included Levothyroxine and Fluticasone inhaler.On exam the patient was noted to be febrile: 101.6 F, […]

Case Presentation: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare multisystemic disease of uncertain etiology that can have a dramatic presentation with spontaneous pneumothorax. We describe the management of a case of LAM in a healthy individual in the setting of a community hospital.A 44-year-old female with a history of smoking and vaping presented with acute onset shortness […]

Case Presentation: A 67-year-old never-smoker male with no medical or surgical history presented to his primary care physician with progressive malaise. He was referred to the hospital when blood work returned with hypercalcemia. On evaluation, the patient endorsed a two-month history of chills, dyspnea, unsteady gait, and anorexia with 15-pound weight loss. He was previously […]