Case Presentation: 71-year-old African American female with history of chronic right ear infection/mastoiditis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke with residual expressive aphasia, diabetes mellitus type II and atrial fibrillation, presented to the ED for diplopia and pain to the right face. Initially the diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis was entertained and temporal artery biopsy showed no evidence of […]

Case Presentation: A 12-year-old girl presented with restrictive eating, weight loss (BMI 12.17 kg/m2; -4.10 SD), and orthostatic hypotension. She was admitted to a tertiary referral children’s hospital and placed on an eating disorder protocol involving scrutiny of intake and output, electrolyte monitoring, supplemental nutrition, and strict bedrest. Her cachectic appearance, apparent food refusal, nausea, […]

Case Presentation: A 64 year-old Caucasian man with a history of atrial-flutter and hypertension presented with nasal congestion, eye redness, headaches, and progressive hearing loss over 8 months. His longstanding partial left-sided hearing loss progressed to complete hearing loss. In addition, he developed a new right-sided hearing loss. He also complained of right-sided Bell’s Palsy, […]