Case Presentation: Our patient was a 56 year-old immunocompromised male with a history of active CML (Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia) on active chemotherapy who was undergoing treatment with doxycycline and fluconazole for actinomycosis and coccidioidomycosis diagnosed via BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) and sputum culture respectively during a recent hospitalization two weeks prior. He presented with persistent non-productive [...]

Case Presentation: A 20 year old male with past medical history significant for chronic phase CML, diagnosed approximately 1 year prior to admission, presents for evaluation of worsening right leg pain over the past 2-3 months. At the time of diagnosis of CML, he was started on Imatinib and shortly after developed diffuse bone pain. [...]

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old African American male, with accelerated phase Philadelphia chromosome positive CML  on dasatinib, presented to a community hospital with abdominal pain, distention, and melenic stools 10 days after being discharged.  During the previous admission, he received treatment for recurrent upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage due to a 1cm duodenal bulb ulcer with underlying [...]

Case Presentation: This case highlights a 31-year-old female who presented with severe post-prandial abdominal pain and night sweats who was identified to have marked thrombocytosis (2.5million) with only a mild leukocytosis(20K). The patient was admitted to the hospital for urgent evaluation given the risk of untreated extreme thrombocytosis. A bone marrow biopsy was conducted which [...]