Viral Infections

The length of time on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) increases the potential for numerous severe and even life-threatening complications, such as volutrauma, barotrauma, infection, damage to vocal...

Compared to other chronic airway disorders like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis is generally among the least understood. This may be due, in part, to the sheer volume...

A 62-year-old healthy man presented to his primary care provider with a 2-day history of painful vesicular rashes on his right trunk.

A 57-year-old man was admitted to the hospital directly from a dermatology clinic due to suspected herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 and HSV-2 superinfection.

A 50-year-old man presented to clinic with a ten-day history of a painful, swollen red plaque on his right lateral eyebrow. The rash had worsened despite a 5-day course of oral doxycycline 100 mg twice...

Obesity is a known risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults, whereas comorbidities affecting COVID-19 outcomes among children are less well defined.

A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with chills, fatigue, and a sore throat of 1 week duration. Three days prior to presentation, her symptoms had progressed to generalized weakness...

A 28-year-old woman presented with worsening pruritic rash for 3 weeks after having visited Jamaica. The rash was located on all 4 extremities, her lower back, and the inferior aspects of both buttocks. ...

A 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented to our hospital with a 10-day history of rash and fever. He had been clinically diagnosed with chickenpox 1 week earlier at an urgent care facility...

A healthy 38-year-old man presented to a walk-in clinic for evaluation of a rash on his upper neck that his primary care physician had diagnosed as a possible skin abscess 2 days prior.