Case Presentation: A 67 year old woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis. She underwent elective cholecystectomy, complicated by Clostridium difficile colitis. Despite treatment with oral Vancomycin, she had persistent diarrhea and failure to thrive for a month. Repeat Clostridium difficile toxin was negative. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed erosive gastritis [...]

Case Presentation: A 77 year old Jehovah’s Witness woman presented with one month of petechial rash, epistaxis and oral mucosal bleeding. There was no recent travel or infectious illness. She denied herbal or toxic ingestions. Her exam was remarkable only for diffuse petechiae. Labwork was significant for new severe thrombocytopenia (2 K/UL), a normal peripheral [...]

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male with no medical history presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea after a trip to Key West. He described 2 days of constant epigastric pressure and cramping with no relation to food intake or bowel movements, along with 1 night of black, watery diarrhea. He denied fever, weight loss, night sweats, [...]