Case Presentation: Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon sequelae of chronic renal inflammation whose process may invade local structures.  We present a rare case of an invasive Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis (XGP) extending into the thoracic cavity in a 48 year-old female presenting with chronic productive cough. This previously healthy patient presented with dyspnea, productive cough, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (status-post 2 cycles of CHOP chemotherapy), COPD, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus presented with generalized weakness and diarrhea. His symptoms began three days prior with head pain, chills, and weakness. He then developed increasing diarrhea from his baseline of one [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female with history of spastic quadriplegia secondary to multiple sclerosis, neurogenic bladder with a long-term indwelling suprapubic catheter presented with septic shock. ​ Labs revealed leukocytosis and lactic acidosis. A contrast enhanced computed tomography of abdomen and pelvis revealed a multiloculated large right renal abscess with staghorn calculus extending into the [...]