Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male patient with a history of heart transplant nine years ago on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) presented for chronic diarrhea with increasing frequency, urgency, incontinence, sporadic melena, and fevers. He tested positive for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) toxin and improved on fidaxomicin. Soon after discharge, he required rehospitalization for worsening symptoms. A [...]

Case Presentation: A 63 year-old gentleman had a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy treated with Orthotopic Heart Transplant (OHT), on tacrolimus & prednisone; cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (KS); & negative pre-transplant Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) serology. He presented 5 months after OHT with progressive dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea & bilateral lower extremities swelling since 1 week. On [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 64-year-old male, history of ischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic right ventricular failure, arrhythmia, and new infarcts, status post cardiac transplant. While recovering in the cardiac ICU, the patient started experiencing confusion and personality changes, and was unable to recognize his mom. On CT scan, the patient was shown to have a [...]

Case Presentation: A 17-year-old female presented with a one-month history of persistent dry cough, worsened by lying flat, requiring multiple pillows to sleep comfortably. Initially treated for presumed pharyngitis, her symptoms persisted, prompting further evaluation. Echocardiography revealed a large pericardial effusion with a normal ejection fraction, leading to hospital admission. Imaging studies identified a 3.5 [...]