Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male with history of alcohol abuse presented to the Emergency Room complaining of worsening abdominal pain for 2 weeks. Patient stated that he drinks half a pint of whiskey every day, and that the last drink was the day before presenting to the Emergency Room. He also reported that he had [...]

Case Presentation: Addison’s disease, or primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare disorder of glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid deficiency caused by adrenal cortex dysfunction or destruction. Since the disease gradually progresses with nonspecific symptoms, patients are often misdiagnosed or diagnosed late. Consequently, patients receive delayed treatment and are at increased risk for Addisonian crisis, which continues to [...]

Case Presentation: A 75-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease with known sigmoid colon stricture presented to the Emergency Department with severe abdominal pain; CT abdomen pelvis without contrast revealed pneumoperitoneum, ascites, and a likely perforated colon. She was emergently taken to the OR and subsequently underwent exploratory laparotomy with rectosigmoid colon resection, end [...]