Care Report: 44 year old female with a history of insulin requiring diabetes mellitus presents with increasing cough, shortness of breath...

In keeping with the recent post on pneumonia, here is a case challenge of a patient with a pulmonary process: 66 year old with a history...

Answer: Prostatic abscess (left lobe) secondary to Staphylococcus aureus Question 1: The CT scan demonstrates evidence of swelling of the...

History of Presenting Illness: 55 year old man with insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus and diabetic polyneuropathy with right foot ulcer...

Question 1: What is being shown on CT scan? The CXR is showing what appears to be air-fluid levels in the right pleural area on the...

History 51 yo with increasing shortness of breath, cough and weakness over a period of a few weeks. No previous significant past medical...

Acid fast bacilli seen on Fite stain Answer: Mycobacterium tuberculous colitis What structures are visualized on the H & E stains? The...

A 62 year old Filipino male is referred to a gastroenterologist by his primary care physician for a screening colonoscopy for colon...

Case Report: 18 Year Old With Increasing Neck Mass Answer: Neck abscess caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum The patient was found to have...

History of Present Illness: 18 year old female presents with a worsening neck mass over the last few weeks. Three weeks weeks ago, she...

The Case of the Month features an infectious diseases case related to how a patient would present in the clinic or hospital. After the...