Case Presentation: 68 y/o female presented with symptoms of headache, lightheadedness, visual changes, nausea and fatigue have been ongoing for 7 years but headache specifically has been more persistent over the last few months. She reported the headache to be localized to the left side, temple, behind the eye and sometimes across the front and [...]

Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with a history of tobacco use disorder, laryngeal cancer status post chemotherapy and radiation, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presented with tongue pain. Ten days before her presentation, she developed a small painful blister on her tongue, which was associated with difficulty eating and drinking. She decided to come to the hospital [...]

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male with hypertension, CAD s/p CABG, atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation, type 1 diabetes s/p pancreatic and renal transplant in 1999 on maintenance Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate presented to the ED complaining of severe headache and confusion. He was very agitated and unable to follow commands. At one point, he was sitting [...]

Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man with past medical history of GERD and hypothyroidism presented to the hospital with a 3-month history of progressive dysphagia, odynophagia, painful tongue swelling, and an associated 40-pound weight loss. Initial physical exam was only notable for left sided tongue swelling that resolved after one day of dexamethasone. Labs during hospitalization [...]