Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, aggravated by supine position, cough with white sputum production, sore throat, dysphagia  for solid food and odynophagia for last 2 weeks. Past medical history consisted of: coronary artery disease, hepatitis C, alcoholism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease. Physical [...]

Case Presentation: An 18-year-old female with type 1 diabetes presented with odynophagia and neck pain. She was previously admitted for a culture-negative peritonsillar abscess treated with surgical incision and drainage (I&D), amoxicillin-clavulanate, and hydrocortisone. Admission diagnosis was diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). CT neck demonstrated extension of fluid into the right retropharynx and surrounding the right internal [...]