Case number 2: A previously healthy 24-year-old male presents to a Houston emergency center with a 5-day history of headaches, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant abdominal pain, and myalgias. His home in downtown Houston flooded last week and… Read more

Our sympathies go out to the populations affected by the unfortunate climate events in Texas, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Yemen and Niger. In the coming days, it will be important for the medical community and public health officials to stay vigilant… Read more

  Our sympathies go out to the populations affected by the unfortunate climate events in Texas, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Yemen and Niger. In the coming days, it will be important for the medical community and public health officials to stay… Read more

For those interested in Microbiome Research, please consider attending. RSVP at the following link: http://www.microbiome.pitt.edu/meetings/microbiome-bootcamp/   Read more

Have a look at the dilemma post first– then test your knowledge The correct answer is fungal infection. This was a case of Paracoccidiodes braziliensis, an endemic dimorphic fungal organism seen in South and Central America, with 60-80% of cases… Read more

A fifty-four year old boating captain from Uruguay began to notice a slow, progressive change in his voice.  He has spent much of his work docking into ports in Brazil and Central America. He went to see his primary care… Read more

For Greater Pittsburgh Area ID folks, the next City-Wide Grand Rounds will take place at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on September 7, 2017 Please join if you are able to help us facilitate discussion. The format will be case presentation.… Read more