Case Presentation: 29-year-old female with a history of cervical cancer status post cervix removal in 2014 and epilepsy presented to the emergency department with a three-month history of chronic generalized abdominal pain, failure to thrive, 40 lb. unintentional weight loss and anorexia that had acutely worsened in the previous two weeks. One day prior to […]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old African-American man with a history of gout, bipolar disorder, coronary artery disease, and a transient ischemic attack was admitted with fever and altered mental status. The patient was seen two weeks prior to presentation for follow-up of a presumed allopurinol-induced rash in his antecubital fossae, which had resolved on prednisone. Since […]