Case Presentation: Tetanus, a life threatening neurological disorder involving muscle spasms caused by Clostridium tetani, is now a rare disease, with an annual incidence of 0.10 cases/million population. We present a case of fulminant tetanus requiring ventilatory support in an unimmunized patient.A 20-year-old unvaccinated female with active intravenous drug use presented with difficulty swallowing, inability […]

Case Presentation: A 58 year old female with history of sensorineural hearing loss at 25 years of age due to meningitis presented with severe right ear pain. She underwent a right cochlear ear implant three years ago with uncomplicated postoperative course. The patient also endorsed subjective fever, chills, nausea and dizziness. Laboratory results were notable […]