Case Presentation: JT is a 26-year-old incarcerated male with no past medical history that presented to the hospital from a prison unit in Southwest Texas. He endorsed a 1-week history of dry cough, fever of 103F, chills, joint pain, and a painful rash on his legs. He denied any recent sick contacts, IV drug use, […]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old African-American man with history of AIDS CD4 79 and partially treated cryptococcal meningitis presented with headache and blurred vision. Physical exam demonstrated bilateral cranial nerve six palsies. CT head on arrival was normal and MRI brain showed non-specific punctate hyperintensities in the periventricular regions. Lumbar puncture (LP) was performed with resolution […]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old previously healthy male presented with two weeks of right arm and leg weakness, paresthesia, difficulty walking, and low-grade fever. Head CT revealed two masses in the superior left cerebral hemisphere. Head MRI showed two intensely enhancing masses measuring 2.6 x 2.7 cm and 1.6 x 1.7 cm with marked surrounding edema […]

Case Presentation: A 59 year-old male with a past medical history of Type 1 muscular dystrophy presented to the emergency room with acute onset of chest pain. The patient reported he had some mild abdominal and epigastric pain the night prior, but in the morning, it became intolerable chest pain. The pain was described as […]