• Campylobacter fetus meningitis and bacteremia in a well-controlled HIV patient 

    Wang, Kevin; Sahu, Aniruddha (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2022-07)
    We present a case of Campylobacter fetus meningitis and bacteremia in an HIV patient. He was initially admitted due to concern for meningitis. After brief observation, the patient was discharged--once infectious etiologies ...
  • Case report 

    Moylan, Kyle (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-11)
    A 44 year-old man with a history of recurrent deep vein thromboses and pulmonary embolism was admitted to the hospital with bilateral pulmonary emboli and an acute, non-occlusive DVT of the left common femoral vein. He had ...
  • Dangerous use of loperamide to counteract withdrawal symptoms from prescription opiates 

    Smith, Clarissa; Velazquez, Salma; Hoang, Nguyen; Sharif, Mohamed; Sethi, Roopa (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-01)
    Increased awareness of opioid overuse in recent years has brought a new set of problems for both patients and clinicians. A 36-year-old woman with severe opioid use disorder began self-treating withdrawal symptoms with ...
  • Incidental Portal Vein Aneurysm Found in a Patient with a Diaphragmatic Hernia and Evolving Gastric Volvulus 

    Kashanchi, Ashkan; Akivis, Yonatan; Scalzo, Anthony (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)
    Rare and poorly described within the literature, a portal vein aneurysm (PVA) is defined as an abnormal vascular dilation of the portal vein exceeding 19 mm in patients with cirrhotic livers and 15 mm in patients with ...
  • Innovative Treatment for Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis without Use of Thrombolytics 

    Isaac, Maxwell; Marium, Fnu (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
    Limb ischemia and pulmonary embolism are devastating complications of deep vein thrombosis. Catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) and pharmacomechanical thrombolysis are effective treatments, however thrombolytics in these ...
  • Ring-enhancing Brain Lesions in a Patient with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus from the Central United States of America 

    Shoemaker, D. Matthew; Schwetye, Katherine (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)
    Background: Histoplasmosis is an endemic fungus found worldwide. It most commonly causes pulmonary infections. In patients with defects in cellular immunity it can cause disseminated infections including central nervous ...