Case Presentation: A man in his late 70s presented to the emergency department after multiple falls and new onset altered mental status. Past medical history included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage III, and previous infection with anaplasmosis over a decade prior.On clinical exam, the patient was afebrile, hypoxic, and meeting SIRS criteria with [...]

Case Presentation: A 60-year old male gardener presented with generalized body aches, night sweats, chills, malaise, fevers and headache (frontal and occipital) intermittently for a month. He reported abdominal pain, dyspnea, joint stiffness and myalgia. Around 2 weeks prior, the pain intensified and he received a treatment for upper respiratory infection with azithromycin. He finally [...]