Infection of a prosthetic knee joint with .

We present the first reported case of prosthetic joint infection caused by , which was treated with total joint washout and debridement allowing for the patient to retain his prosthesis and achieve full recovery. is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. This organism was once considered to be non-pathogenic, but has recently been associated with cases of septic arthritis, empyema, osteomyelitis, soft tissue infection, brain abscess, bacteremia and endocarditis.

Cognitive Bias in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cognitive bias plays a significant role in medical errors. In the pandemic of corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19), recognizing and creating strategies to minimize these biases is crucial to optimize medical care for our patients. In this article we present a case of a 68-year-old male with decreased appetite, subjective fears, dry cough, and confusion.

The Highs and Lows of an Unknown Pheochromocytoma in an Elderly Patient.

Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine producing neuroendocrine tumors. The incidence of these tumors is estimated to affect 0.8 per 100,000 person-years and is most common in the fourth to fifth decade of life with equal prevalence in men and women.

Direct oral anticoagulant and AKI: apixaban-induced acute interstitial nephritis.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)-dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban-are changing the landscape of clinical practice for patients requiring short and long-term anticoagulation. We report a patient with no history of kidney disease developing acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) after starting a DOAC, apixaban. To date, this is the first biopsy proven case of apixaban-induced AIN.