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 53-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension who recently emigrated from El Salvador presented to an ambulatory clinic for evaluation of substernal chest pain that started eight days earlier. He described the chest pain as intermittent, non-radiating, and associated with palpitations, chills, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. He denied fever, […]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man with a past medical history of congenital solitary right kidney, chronic idiopathic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant, splenectomy, and alcohol use disorder presented with fever, chills, and night sweats. He was bitten by a dog three days prior to presentation. Shortly after arrival, he developed septic shock with lactic […]