Case Presentation: A 47-year-old immunocompetent male with a medical history significant for active intravenous heroin abuse presented to the hospital with fever and respiratory distress. On admission, he was diaphoretic, febrile, and hypoxemic with an oxygen saturation of 70% on ambient air, necessitating intubation and mechanical ventilation. Chest radiography revealed a right lower lobe infiltrate [...]

Case Presentation: A 34-year-old male with no past medical history was hospitalized for progressive weakness, numbness, and tingling of his extremities for 2 weeks. He denied fevers, headache, neck pain, or bowel/bladder complaints. He smoked 10 cigarettes and drank 24 to 48 oz beer daily. He admitted to social marijuana and cocaine use. He worked [...]