Case Presentation: We present a 53-year-old Caucasian male with a history of Ankylosing spondylitis and Sjogren’s syndrome who presented to the ED with cough, fever, fatigue and mild rash that appeared during his admission for a recent knee replacement. Discharged on cefadroxil, his symptoms persisted after completing treatment. No concerns for surgical site infection were [...]

Case Presentation: A 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of anorexia, fever, and a rash after returning from a trip to Colorado. Additionally, he endorsed an 8-pound weight gain and dyspnea on exertion.Upon presentation, he was febrile, tachycardic and had a diffuse targetoid rash [...]

Case Presentation: A 23-year-old female with a history of epilepsy presented to the emergency department (ED) for five days of tachycardia, oral ulcerations, and worsening palmar rash. She had presented to the ED three days prior with oral ulcers and dysphagia and was diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease. On representation, her ulcers had [...]

Case Presentation: A 54 year-old previously healthy man presented to the ED with two weeks of cough productive of “grey-green” mucus and slowly worsening dyspnea on exertion. His symptoms were accompanied by low-grade fevers, fatigue, poor appetite, and lightheadedness upon standing. His spouse was recently ill with symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. Review of [...]

Case Presentation: An 8-year-old boy presented with 8 days of lip swelling, crusting, peeling, and bleeding, causing poor oral intake and dehydration. Initial symptoms included cough, nasal congestion, and fever (100.4°F). He developed lip ulcerations and was seen multiple times with diagnosis of oral herpes and impetigo superinfection. After 4 days of adequate herpes/impetigo therapy, [...]

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Hispanic female, with no significant past medical history presented with complaints of fever, chills, myalgia, and cough ongoing for the past 10 days. The patient had a heart rate of 143 beats per minute, a Temperature of 103.4° F, and a respiratory rate of 33. The patient had a WBC count [...]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to medical attention with severe oral mucositis. Approximately one week prior to his presentation, the patient developed symptoms of a respiratory illness with a productive cough, myalgias, and fever of up to 103 Fahrenheit. Although his respiratory symptoms began to improve, he developed [...]

Case Presentation: An 18-year-old female with no known past medical history presented to the emergency department with hematuria, chills, cough, and body aches lasting approximately one week. On admission, she was afebrile with stable vital signs. Laboratory findings revealed a normal white blood cell count of 6 × 10³/μL, normal creatinine of 0.6 mg/dL, elevated [...]

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old man with a history of recurrent oral ulcers presented with severe oral pain and ulcers following a recent respiratory illness. He had initially developed a cough and sore throat one week prior. Soon after, he experienced progressive oral ulcers, resulting in profound difficulty speaking and eating due to pain. He reported [...]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old woman with history of childhood asthma presented with 1 week of fever, dry cough and chest discomfort. She also had non-bloody diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. On review, she admitted vaping THC and CBD products for the past 9 months. She was afebrile with HR 115 bpm, BP 130/61 mmHg, RR 18/min [...]