Case Presentation: 47 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension presented to the emergency room with two days of right upper quadrant pain and a fever to 102F. For several months prior, she complained of bloating, intermittent diarrhea and diffuse abdominal pain that now localized. Her social history was positive for recent [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old M was admitted in Rhode Island with abdominal pain, malaise, and copious loose, bloody stools for 9 days after recurrent ED and outpatient visits for the same symptoms. His diarrhea had worsened despite outpatient amoxicillin-clavulanate, and he was sent back to the ED by GI due to hyponatremia (Na 129) and [...]

Case Presentation: A 32-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder presented with dull epigastric pain, fever, and chills. Physical examination revealed moderate epigastric tenderness. Laboratory findings included WBCs 14.6×10⁹/L, Hb 12.5 g/dL, INR 1.4, with normal liver enzymes. MRI of the abdomen demonstrated a 6.7×6.6 cm lesion in the right hepatic lobe with [...]