Case Presentation: A 76-year-old woman with history of non-small cell lung cancer status post chemoradiation five years ago presented with acute onset of diffuse muscle weakness and swelling in bilateral forearms and legs, with a “woody” texture on palpation but without fluctuance. BP and HR were normal, but she had recurrent fevers as high as [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 46-year-old male from Guyana with a history of type-2 diabetes mellitus who presented with cellulitis of his left foot.  He is a rice farmer working in brakish water environments and had sustained a laceration on the left medial surface of his foot. Five days prior to admission, [...]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old African-American female was admitted to the hospital with 3 days of bilateral calf pain, described as a severe cramping pain that started in the left medial calf. The patient first noticed the pain after walking two blocks. The pain did not subside with rest. The next day, the patient noticed similar [...]

Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with subacute worsening right thigh swelling and pain. Her history included mild trauma to her right thigh during a recent cross-country road trip. Her physical exam showed significant swelling and tenderness to the anteromedial right thigh with palpable distal pulses [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with a past medical history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency room with 7 months of bilateral leg pain and swelling that acutely worsened in the last 2 weeks and multiple recent mechanical falls. The falls were not associated with loss of consciousness or other [...]

Case Presentation: Diabetic myonecrosis is a rare and under-recognized disorder observed in poorly controlled long-standing diabetes mellitus (1). Typical presentation includes acute pain and swelling of the affected muscle group in the absence of local injury due to spontaneous ischemic necrosis of the skeletal muscles. We present a case of a 48-year old female with [...]

Case Presentation: A 59 year-old man presented with one week of progressive pain, swelling, and weakness of the right lower extremity. The pain was most severe in his right thigh, hip, and buttocks. He also developed numbness of the right foot and ankle. He reported no leg trauma, incontinence, or new medications. His past medical [...]