A 36-year-old man presented for evaluation of relapsing fevers. He reported fevers as high as 40 °C and has had 6 such episodes in the past 6 months that have lasted between 2 to 14 days.
A 26-year-old incarcerated man presented to the emergency department with a complication of osteomyelitis of the left ischium, which had been diagnosed previously.
A previously healthy, 13-year-old boy presented to our hospital with a painful mass in the left popliteal fossa. Approximately 3 weeks prior to presentation, he had reported injuring his left lower...
A 38-year-old man with a history of diverticulitis presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of intermittent worsening right upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with nausea and...
A 57-year-old woman with a history of hypothyroidism and breast cancer, for which she had undergone a mastectomy 10 years prior, presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of right...
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. BCG is the most widely used vaccine in the world. It prevents the most severe forms of TB meningitis and miliary TB disease. It is...
An 80-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis via a left arteriovenous fistula, and hypertension presented with a dry cough and had had a syncopal...
A 44-year-old man accidentally fell from a deer stand while hunting and sustained multiple orthopedic injuries. Two months after left femur nailing and fixation of left pilon fracture, he was noted to have...
A 45-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease was admitted to the hospital for elective repair of severe mitral valve regurgitation.
A 41-year-old man with a history of treated hepatitis C virus infection, methadone dependence, and intravenous drug use presented with a 1-day history of left suprascapular pain. He reported intravenous...
