Weeding Out the Culprit: Cannabinoid-Associated Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

We describe a case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) in a 32-year-old female who initially presented with a several-day history of worsening rash. Diagnosis of cannabinoid-associated SJS was established following skin biopsy and detailed history-taking of medication and other recreational drug usages. The patient was treated with pain management, antihistamines, and topical steroids with no complications following discharge.

Capnocytophaga aortitis: A dog's gift to its owner.

We present a case of aortitis in an 82-year-old male with fever, weakness, confusion, and back pain. Diagnosis was established following a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and subsequent blood culture growth of species. He was treated with endovascular aortic repair in addition to a six-week course of ceftriaxone followed by long-term antibiotic suppression with amoxicillin-clavulanate.

Immunoglobulin A vasculitis induced by atypical pneumonia infection with .

Infections are a common trigger for IgA vasculitis. Among the bacteria that cause atypical pneumonia, infection has strongly been associated with IgA vasculitis, with reported with IgA vasculitis in only one case. Though IgA vasculitis is a self-limiting disease, patients with infection-related vasculitis have shown to benefit from early identification and treatment with antimicrobial therapy.

Cancer immunotherapy in adult patients with HIV.

The availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased the life expectancy of people with HIV (PWH) and reduced the incidence of AIDS-associated malignancies, yet PWH have a significantly increased incidence of malignancy and less favorable outcomes of cancer treatment compared with the general population.Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer therapy, becoming the standard of care for various malignancy treatments. However, PWH are an underserved population with limited access to clinical trials and cancer treatment.

CNS Histoplasmosis as a Gliosarcoma mimicker: The diagnostic dilemma of solitary brain lesions.

Histoplasmosis is usually a benign, self-limited disease with lungs predilection. However, it might manifest as a disseminated disease in immunocompromised individuals. The involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) accounts for about 5-10% of cases with disseminated disease.

as Cause of Septic Pericarditis.

() is a coagulase-negative gram-positive bacterium, considered part of skin flora, which can simultaneously cause human diseases. has been reported in the literature as one of the causative agents for infective endocarditis.1 Although one of the coagulasenegative staphylococci, shares many virulent characteristics with (), including biofilm formation.

Are We Prescribing Enough HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Missouri?: A Cross-Sectional Study at University of Missouri Health Care.

Despite the proven efficacy and safety of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), it remains underutilized. PrEP use among Missouri providers has increased as the rate of new HIV infections grows statewide, but remains lower than the Midwest and United States (U.S.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors induced colitis, stay vigilant: A case report.

Background: Colitis is one of the immune-related side effects of immunotherapy. Usually, such type of side effect was reported to develop within a few weeks of treatment initiation, our case started within a few days.

Case Summary: We present a case of a 37-year-old gentleman with bright red loose stools, abdominal pain, and tenesmus.

Intracardiac metastasis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Cardiac metastasis from head and neck cancer is an extremely rare and devastating condition with an abysmal prognosis. Most of our knowledge about this condition is from case reports and series. We present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils that was complicated by embolic stroke and critical limb ischemia that were found to be secondary to intracardiac metastasis.

Acute Esophageal Necrosis in a Patient With Prostate Cancer Postchemotherapy.

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) describes a potentially irreversible injury to esophageal mucosa secondary to vascular hypoperfusion. An 84-year-old man was admitted for the correction of a displaced nephrostomy tube and management of acute kidney injury. During his stay, the patient developed odynophagia and acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-producing Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Breast.

Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) of the breast is a very rare tumor. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production from these tumors is extremely rare and seldom reported resulting in significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and delays. We present a case of a 38-year-old female who presented with a breast lump and was diagnosed with primary EPSCC of the breast.