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Type F Botulism Due to Clostridium baratii
04/09/2025
Emily Penrose, MS; Kerry Ohlson, RN, BSN; Kristine Voos, BS, CHES; Brenden A. Bedard, MPH; Paul A. Petit, MSL
This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...
04/09/2025
Original Research
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Original Research
Epidemiology and Management of Acute Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Discitis in Children
04/02/2025
Danielle Comeaux, MPAS, PA-C; Teena Hadvani, MD; Shelley Kumar, MSc, MS; Nicole Wunderlich, PA-C; Angela Foyt, PA-C; Megan James, BSN, RN, CPN; Ankhi Dutta, MD, MPH
Acute hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis (AVOM) is a rare condition that causes significant morbidity in in the pediatric population owing to non-specific presentation and delayed diagnoses. The clinical...
04/02/2025
What's Your Diagnosis?
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What's Your Diagnosis?
A Landscaper's Nodular Skin Lesions and Painful, Swollen Joints
04/01/2025
Kashif Memon, MD; Kerry O. Cleveland, MD; Furqan Tarique Memon, MBBS
A 32-year-old man from northern Mexico who worked as a landscaper presented to the emergency department with a 4-month history of increasing pain and swelling of his left wrist and fingers as well as raised...
04/01/2025
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Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Granulicatella adiacens
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Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Granulicatella adiacens
01/12/2025
A 73-year-old man presented to the emergency department with constipation. He reported that he was unable to have a bowel movement for 5 days prior to presentation, despite the use of home enemas,...
01/12/2025
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Mastoiditis Caused by Streptococcus intermedius
12/27/2024
A previously healthy 8-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset neurological deficits and altered mental status following a syncopal episode.
12/27/2024
What's the Take Home?
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What's the Take Home?
A 66-Year-Old Man With Severe Fatigue
11/12/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 66-year-old man presented to the clinic with new fatigue and several weeks of exhaustion. The patient had been in his usual state of health until about 1 month prior, when he noted easy fatigue and...
11/12/2024
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Pyogenic Sacroiliitis and Pyomyositis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
11/06/2024
Patricia Zhao, BS; Nicole Byram, MD
A fully vaccinated 5-year-old girl with a history of molluscum contagiosum presented to the emergency department with acute onset of left hip, buttocks, and leg pain associated with an inability to bear...
11/06/2024
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Unilateral Empyema Caused by Cutibacterium acnes in a Patient With Hepatic Abscess and History of Mastectomy
10/09/2024
Preslav Valchev, MD; Jerry Kenmoe, MD; Narjis Batool, MD
A 74-year-old woman with a past medical history of stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma presented to the emergency department with fatigue and gradually worsening dyspnea during the past 2 months.
10/09/2024
What's the Take Home?
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What's the Take Home?
A 70-Year-Old Man With Severe Hand Pain, Part 2
08/07/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
Last month’s What’s the Take Home? article described the case of a 70-year-old man who presented to urgent care for severe pain of the right hand. Necrotizing fasciitis was suspected, prompting surgical...
08/07/2024
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Shigellosis Presenting With Myocarditis
07/07/2024
Monarch Shah, MD; Farrah Alarmanazi, MS-IV; Aquib Gani, MS-IV
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...
07/07/2024