Case 29-2003: a 60-year-old man with fever, rigors, and sweats

Article Abstract:

A 60-year-old man who developed fever, tremors, and sweating was diagnosed with both Lyme disease and babesiosis. These two parasitic infections are transmitted by the same tick. He lived in a wooded area north of Boston and had received several tick bites a month or two before his symptoms began. He was successfully treated with antibiotics.

Lyme disease, Babesiosis

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A 50-year-old man with fever and joint pain

Article Abstract:

A 50-year-old man with fever and joint pain was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. This case is unusual because only 10% of people with SLE are men and this patient did not take any medications that usually cause SLE in middle-aged men.

Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Case 17-2007: A 25-year-old woman with relapsing fevers and recent onset of dyspnea

Article Abstract:

A case study of a 25-year women with history of relapsing fever and dyspnea is presented.

Care and treatment, Fever, Hyperthermia, Shortness of breath, Dyspnea

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