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 67-year-old Fijean woman presented to the emergency department with three weeks of fevers, chills, weakness, watery non-bloody diarrhea, and unintentional 15lb weight loss. She had no recent travel, sick contacts, changes in dietary habits, antibiotic use, or initiation of new medications. Physical exam was significant for epigastric tenderness and hepatomegaly. Her laboratory [...]

Case Presentation: We detail the hospital course of a 44-year-old man with HIV, inconsistent treatment adherence, and suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Referred due to miliary lesions on CT scan post-positive QuantiFERON test, weight loss prompted further investigation. The patient, with a CD4 count of 290 cells/μL, had a history of HAART non-adherence, yet no prior [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man without significant past medical history presented with 1 week of left eye central vision loss and left frontal headache. He denied eye pain or photophobia. Examination revealed left relative afferent pupillary defect and visual acuity at count fingers at 4 feet. Fundoscopic examination showed grade 5 disc/retinal edema with flame [...]

Case Presentation: Introduction:Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health issue, with extrapulmonary TB often mimicking other conditions.¹ Diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis is particularly challenging in resource-limited settings, where nonspecific symptoms and limited diagnostics create barriers. This case highlights the complexities of diagnosing tuberculous peritonitis in a chronic alcoholic patient, initially suspected of decompensated liver disease (DCLD) despite [...]

Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male immigrant male from Guatemala presented with complaint of right-sided scrotal pain, swelling, and fever of 1 month. No reports of weight loss. Physical exam revealed right scrotal swelling, induration with the tenderness of the right testis and epididymis. Lab workup showed normal CBC, CMP. Urine culture, blood culture, chlamydia, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 35-year female presented to the ED with complaints of worsening abdominal pain and distension without nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. The abdominal pain was diffuse in nature without radiation. She had fatigue, chills, intermittent fevers, and 10 pounds of weight loss over a month. The review of systems was otherwise negative. She was [...]