Background: When left untreated tuberculosis has the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality. In many instances adequate microbiologic therapy does not exclude chronic respiratory complications. Bronchostenosis is an under recognized complication with potentially far reaching complications. Methods: Patients with evidence of bronchial stenosis and lung volume loss who were previously treated with pulmonary tuberculosis [...]

Case Presentation: Case of 53 years old female with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis, coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease who presented with worsening postprandial right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Pain was described as intermittent, sharp, and stabbing. The patient also reported a 20-30 pounds’ unintentional weight loss over 6 months and [...]

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: A 64 year old female with a past medical history of coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, hyperlipidemia and a strong smoking history presented to the emergency department with exertional dyspnea worsening over the past 1 month and substernal chest [...]