Meeting
Abstract Number: 821
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old male with no past medical history presented to the emergency room with sudden onset chest pain, bradycardia, and hypotension. He described feeling chest “pressure” that led to shallow breaths. His pain was substernal, pleuritic, non-radiating, and associated with palpitations. He had mild relief when sitting up. Symptoms started that morning and […]
Abstract Number: 925
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with type II diabetes presented with right eye pain and decreased vision. On exam, she had right eye periorbital edema, conjunctival injection, and corneal opacification. Laboratory studies revealed Streptococcus pneumoniae bloodstream infection and meningitis. Imaging demonstrated leptomeningeal enhancement, debris in the occipital horns and fourth ventricle consistent with ventriculitis, and […]