Case Presentation: Lyme disease a multisystem disease, occurring globally is caused by the spirochete borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the Ixodes tick.(6) The incidence of Lyme carditis (LC) is rare with reported incidences of 4%- 10% but recent studies showing 0.3% to 4% with high grade AV block is the most common presentation.(5,2) We present [...]

Case Presentation: A 42 year old female who was previously healthy presented to hospital for evaluation of rash. The rash had appeared 5 days prior and was pruritic in nature. The rash began on the patient’s chest and face and spread to the rest of her torso and extremities. The rash began as purpuric papules [...]

Case Presentation: A 69 year old male with past medical history of hypertension and lumbar spinal stenosis presented with numbness of the first and second digits of the left hand that progressed to weak grasp over the previous 24 hours. On arrival, vital signs were normal. Exam was significant for a well appearing male in [...]

Case Presentation: 38-year-old healthy female presented with left sided facial droop, dyspnea on exertion and rash. Weeks before, she had myalgias, subjective fevers and fatigue. Days prior to presentation, she developed bilateral lower extremity edema, a mildly pruritic leg rash, and exertional dyspnea. The day of admission, she developed left sided facial droop. Exam revealed [...]