Case Presentation: A 29 year old male with a history of known dental caries and HIV with a CD4 count of 871/uL and an undetectable viral load presented with one month of right-sided jaw pain and facial numbness. He was initially treated for Bell’s palsy and dental abscess without improvement. It was recommended that he [...]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old female with PMH of iron deficiency anemia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and hernia repair had received iron transfusions as well as blood transfusion. Despite which, her hemoglobin remained low, 7.3gm/dl. She was fatigued, but denied abdominal pain, black stool, vomiting blood, fevers or chills. She had an upper endoscopy that was unremarkable as [...]

Case Presentation: 76 year old male with non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented with shortness of breath and cough and was admitted with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF). Last chemotherapy treatment was one month before presentation with rituximab, in addition to other agents. He had completed 2 out of 6 planned chemotherapy cycles. On physical exam, there were [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis, recently started on methotrexate and infliximab presented to hospital on two occasions, one month apart, with fever, malaise, night sweats and abdominal discomfort. On both occasions she was hypotensive and pancytopenic (initial WBC 2.04 K/UL, Hbg 6.2 g/dL and Plt 131 K/UL). Both admissions were also characterized [...]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female with a history of iron deficiency and acute blood loss anemia, schizophrenia, asthma, and hypothyroidism presented with shortness of breath and weight loss for three months. On arrival, her temperature was 101.1 F, blood pressure 84/40, heart rate 129, and spO2 97% on room air. Laboratory studies showed a white [...]

Case Presentation: A 42 year old female with a 5-year history of biopsy-proven eczema presented with two weeks of worsening body pain and skin ulcerations (Figure 1). Six months prior to presentation, she was started on topical steroids and Dupixent without significant improvement. Two months prior to presentation, worsening eosinophilia was noted. On arrival, she [...]

Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female with a history of a remote history of left tibia chondrosarcoma requiring surgical resection presented to our hospital with two weeks of persistent fevers after returning from Jamaica. She reported three months of drenching night sweats, 10-pound weight loss over two months, and generalized myalgias. Upon admission, imaging revealed diffuse [...]