Case Presentation: 56-year-old male with no significant medical history presented to our hospital with progressive monocular vision loss, initially referred by ophthalmology for new diagnosis of uveitis. He initially noticed blurring of vision in his right eye about one month prior to presentation. His ophthalmologist started him on a combination of atropine and Difluprednate eye […]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male presented with acutely worsening left eye pain, lacrimation and swelling which had progressed over 3 days. He reported non-traumatic acute onset of left eye blindness 3 weeks prior to that, with no associated headache, fevers, chills or other constitutional symptoms. The patient had early cataracts, and an otherwise uneventful ocular […]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old man presented to the ED with one week of worsening cough, headaches, and abdominal pain. Initial laboratory evaluation revealed a total bilirubin level of 15.6 mg/dL, ALP 181 U/L, ALT 518 U/L, AST 829 U/L. Lipase and GGT were within normal range. Chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound showed no abnormalities. He […]

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old man with untreated HIV presented with two weeks of worsening nausea, headache and diplopia. In addition, the patient had some confusion limiting his ability to recall pertinent medical history other than several years ago he was treated for a fungal brain infection. He denied any fevers, weight changes, abdominal pain, or […]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with a history of hypertension and bipolar disorder presented with abdominal and groin pain, and unintentional 40lb weight loss over the past 4 months. Furthermore he reported fevers, chills, hematuria, and dysuria. On physical exam he had right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness, bilateral hard and immobile inguinal lymph nodes, and […]

Case Presentation: A 34-year old male with a history of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (CD4 count 268 cells/µL, viral load 31 copies/mL) and Kaposi’s sarcoma presented with two days of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a new rash on his hands. He had unprotected sexual intercourse with a new partner a few days prior to admission. On […]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old morbid obese female presented to the hospital with sudden-onset heart palpitations and skin paresthesia a few hours after taking a new medication she was prescribed for weight loss, bupropion/naltrexone 180/16mg once daily. The patient had a history of anxiety, for which she was prescribed citalopram 40 mg once daily. Upon her […]