Chika-what? The CDC recently sent out an alert (June 17th, 2014) to healthcare providers regarding the outbreak of the infection caused by the chikungunya virus in multiple Caribbean countries (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/watch/chikungunya-caribbean). The chikungunya virus is an RNA virus that was originally described in infected individuals in Tanzania, but outbreaks have been found in Asia, the Indian subcontinent, […]
Complications of Dental Caries – Visual Diagnosis
Posted onA 45 year old male comes in with swelling of the tongue, fever to 102F, and O2 sat of 92% at triage. Patient states he has been having dental pain for the past two days.