Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis presented with severe bilateral leg pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, after consuming raw oysters 36 hours prior to admission. Physical exam revealed an encephalopathic obese man with a temperature of 38.2oC, heart rate of 102 bpm, and BP of 85/50 mmHg. [...]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female with a history of lumbar stenosis (status post-transforaminal epidural steroid injection), hypertension, and migraines presented with altered mental status and severe acute headache. The day before, she experienced unusual lower back pain and, after consuming shrimp scampi, developed abdominal pain, nausea, flaccidity in her upper extremities, dysarthria, and a severe [...]

Case Presentation: IntroductionVibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in humans. (1) It is the leading cause of shellfish-associated deaths in the United States.(2) Infections due to V. vulnificus are most common in individuals who have chronic, underlying illness like liver disease or hemochromatosis are at greatest risk.(2) [...]