A 68-year-old male with history of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with four days of fever, malaise, fatigue, myalgias, arthralgias, nausea, poor appetite, and intermittent, mild headache. He reported extreme generalized weakness…
Read MoreA 72-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), on methotrexate and Upadacitinib, presented to the emergency department with right sided, burning abdominal pain and associated painful, itching rash. She also reported…
Read MoreA 3-year-old male presents to a pediatric emergency department after having 6 days of fevers. Today, he is fever free. However, he is now refusing foods and even most drinks, which is why his parents brought him in. Mom had been giving ibuprofen and acetaminophen…
Read MoreMyiasis infestations are classified either by the host-parasite relationship or by the location of the larvae, with cutaneous myiasis being the most common form…
Read MoreNecrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the muscle fascia and subcutaneous tissues…
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