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Staphylococcus lugdunensis
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infection of the Bilateral Axillaries
11/29/2023

Ethan Loftspring, BS1 • Karen Cuartas, BS2 • Brandon Hood, MD3 • Doris Lin, MD, MS4

Ethan Loftspring, BS1 • Karen Cuartas, BS2 • Brandon Hood, MD3 • Doris Lin, MD, MS4 ...
A 29-year-old woman who had received a diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa 5 years ago presented to our clinic with a fever and bilateral axillary pain.
11/29/2023
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slide injury case image
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Slide Injury Leading to Bacteremia and Sepsis in a Pediatric Patient
09/19/2023

Drew Burgess1 • Felicia Cooper, MD2 • Pankaj Watal, MD2 • Syed A. Ali, MD2

 

Drew Burgess1 • Felicia Cooper, MD2 • Pankaj Watal, MD2 • Syed A. Ali, MD2  
An 8-year-old girl presented to an outside community emergency department (ED) with 2 weeks of joint pain impeding her ability to walk and progressive abdominal pain.
09/19/2023
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Shigellosis Presenting with Myocarditis
09/15/2023

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Farrah Alarmanazi, MS42 • Aquib Gani, MS42

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Farrah Alarmanazi, MS42 • Aquib Gani, MS42
A 31-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, and 2 days of diarrhea. The vomitus consisted of food particles but did not contain blood. Her...
09/15/2023
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sphingobacterium case
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Sphingobacterium multivorum in the Setting of Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Due to Bilateral Pneumonia and Septicemia
09/05/2023
A 91-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history fever, chills, and nonproductive cough.
09/05/2023
Photoclinic
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Cat-Scratch Disease Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
08/31/2023
A 34-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 4-week history of daily fevers, myalgia, headache, cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. She had a medical history significant for migraines,...
08/31/2023
CAse in point
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Sternoclavicular Joint Septic Arthritis
CAse in point
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Sternoclavicular Joint Septic Arthritis
08/22/2023
A 71-year-old man presented to our emergency department with worsening right shoulder pain over the past month and new-onset right upper chest pain. He had a medical history significant for right shoulder...
08/22/2023
Case In Point
Case In Point
Streptococcus agalactiae Meningitis Presenting as a Seizure
08/11/2023
A 60-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 1-week history of cough, dyspnea, and lower extremity edema. His medical history was significant for alcoholic cirrhosis, type 2 diabetes, and...
08/11/2023
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A young boy's side profile.
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Unilateral Submandibular Lymphadenopathy in a 7-Year-Old Boy
07/29/2023

Ebony Beaudoin, MD1 • Malvi Mehta, BS2 • Stephanie Valek, BSA2

Ebony Beaudoin, MD1 • Malvi Mehta, BS2 • Stephanie Valek, BSA2
A 7-year-old boy presented with a 3-week history of an ulcerated vesicle on his left cheek, left-sided facial swelling, and left submandibular lymphadenopathy after being scratched by a kitten. The swelling...
07/29/2023
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Supraclavicular Lymphadenopathy as the Presenting Feature of Disseminated Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
07/18/2023

Matthew Nemoy, DO, PGY-41 • Jalal Damani, DO2 • Craig Backous, DO3

 

Matthew Nemoy, DO, PGY-41 • Jalal Damani, DO2 • Craig Backous, DO3  
A 64-year-old woman with diaphoresis presented to a community medical center following 2 days of pain due to a lump on the left side of her neck.
07/18/2023
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EGD showing nonbleeding varices in the middle-third region of the esophagus.
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Terrisporobacter glycolicus Bacteremia in a Patient With Cirrhosis
07/16/2023

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Waleed Ahmed Mir, MD1 • Oluwatofunmi Olowoyo2 • Sanya Chandna, MD1

Monarch Shah, MD1 • Waleed Ahmed Mir, MD1 • Oluwatofunmi Olowoyo2 • Sanya Chandna, MD1 ...
Terrisporobacter is an anaerobic gram-positive bacterium causing infection in postoperative patients, particularly those with comorbidities, and is rarely linked to the disease process itself.
07/16/2023