Case Presentation: 53y/o Hispanic woman with a history of cervical cancer in 2001 s/p treatment now in remission, HTN, and a recent diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in 5/2023 on treatment with Infliximab who presented with recurrent fevers, diarrhea, and abdominal pain in the setting of new ascites for the past several weeks. Patient had previously [...]

Case Presentation: A 72-year-old man from Bangladesh, who immigrated to the U.S. 4 years ago, presented with ten days of constipation and progressively worsening abdominal pain. He reported no alcohol use, recent travel, known tuberculosis (TB) contact, IV drug use or incarceration history. The patient appeared frail and vital signs were within normal limits. His [...]

Case Presentation: FM was a 69-year-old female who immigrated from Mexico to the US 30 years ago with a history of primary biliary cholangitis complicated by cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy, and esophageal varices presented to the emergency department with worsening abdominal distension. She was a former smoker with no history of alcohol or recreational drug use. [...]