Background: Certain infections, such as mucormycosis and Fournier gangrene, were initially linked to diabetes via case reports (1). Subsequent studies using electronic health record (EHR) data and frequentist methods have provided new insights, including increased mortality among patients with diabetes and infections (2). However, infection risk among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), type 2 [...]

Case Presentation: This case report outlines the case of a 76 year-old male who presented with bacterial meningitis secondary to an infected intrathecal baclofen pump, but initial lumbar puncture cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) did not demonstrate pleocytosis. Patient endorsed worsening headache, vomiting, and bilateral lower extremity weakness 6 days prior to admission. He was immediately started [...]

Case Presentation: A 23-year-old male presented to the emergency department after experiencing three nocturnal fevers over the preceding week. On further examination, he was febrile (38.5°C) and exhibited mild thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia. The patient had emigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo three years earlier and had not traveled outside the United States since [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is an 80-year-old female with a history of urothelial cancer of the bladder status post transurethral resection and intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment, gastrointestinal stromal tumor status post partial gastrectomy, and atrial fibrillation. Two years after completion of intravesical BCG treatment, surveillance computed tomography (CT) imaging showed a penetrating ulcer of [...]

Case Presentation: We present a case of toxoplasmosis pneumonia in a 56-year-old male with a medical history significant for renal transplantation due to familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) seven years ago. His post-transplant course was complicated by development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and he was on maintenance immunosuppression. The patient presented to the emergency [...]

Case Presentation: A 77-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency department due to increased erythema, swelling, and tenderness of his left elbow and foot. He had associated fever and altered mental status. These symptoms had progressed despite outpatient use of oral cephalexin initiated for cellulitis. A week prior to admission, [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male with history of opioid and cocaine use disorder without intravenous drug use presented to the emergency room with bilateral lower extremity swelling and shortness of breath for two weeks. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed which showed an ejection fraction of 45%, grade II diastolic dysfunction, and severe aortic regurgitation. The [...]