Case Presentation: 27-year-old African American woman with no medical history presented with one day of sudden onset bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Review of systems was positive for red eyes, blurred vision, photophobia and gait imbalance. This constellation of symptoms was preceded by a viral upper respiratory infection. She denied excessive noise exposure, head trauma [...]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old morbidly obese male without any significant past medical history presented to the hospital for evaluation of one month history of worsening dyspnea on exertion associated with orthopnea and PND. He was hemodynamically stable and physical examination revealed 2+ bilateral lower extremity pitting edema. Initial laboratory workup was significant for high-sensitivity troponin [...]

Case Presentation: An 83-year-old male with a past medical history of light chain MGUS, macrocytic anemia, and cytopenias, arrived at the emergency room presenting with hemorrhagic bullae on his left hand. He reported intermittent fever episodes and chronic, nonspecific joint pain. Admission labs indicated hemoglobin of 7.6, MCV of 114.1, platelet count of 109, and [...]

Case Presentation: An 85-year-old female presented to the ED with a chief concern of altered mental status from her previous baseline cognitive status a few hours prior. The patient’s medical history was significant for dementia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism. Initial exam revealed a confused but cooperative patient, A&Ox2 (self and time), discoloration of [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year old-man with a history of HLA-B27-associated anterior uveitis, spondyloarthropathy, and drug- induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis on chronic prednisone and mycophenolate, presented with 3-weeks of worsening fatigue and weakness. At admission, he was afebrile, tachycardic, and had a diffuse rash. On day 2, he began spiking fevers. Labs were notable for WBC count [...]

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman presented with self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Though she was initially alert and following commands, she was unwilling to provide a medical history and only shared that she had been experiencing headaches for three weeks prior to presentation.Labs were unremarkable, but CT scan on admission showed right [...]

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female with a history of alcohol use and rheumatoid arthritis presented with a 2 day history of sharp, peri-umbilical and left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. She also reported one month of fevers, night sweats, unintentional 10 Lb weight loss, and a non-productive cough without hemoptysis. She underwent a dental extraction for [...]

Case Presentation: Mononeuritis multiplex (MM) was first described in 1960 as a hereditable neuropathy favoring the brachial nerve. MM is now known as the painful, asymmetrical destruction of at least two separate peripheral nerves caused by an array of disorders including diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and various vasculitides. This clinical case describes [...]

Case Presentation: A 30 year-old MSM with a newly diagnosed HIV presented with shortness of breath and cough. He stated that he became sick 5 weeks ago at which point he made an appointment to see his PMD where he was diagnosed with RML pneumonia and was given 5 day course of oral antibiotics. He [...]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old Caucasian male presented for evaluation of worsening lower extremity muscle weakness and associated myalgias. He received a diagnosis of NAM after three months of progressive proximal, symmetric upper and lower extremity weakness with myalgias, and an initial creatinine kinase (CK) of 13,875 IU/L. He had been on Atorvastatin 40 mg for [...]