Meeting
Abstract Number: 487
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old male with a past medical history significant for treated syphilis presented with a three-month history of recurrent fevers. Despite close outpatient follow-up and extensive workup, his symptoms persisted prompting him to go to the ED.On presentation, the patient was febrile, hypotensive, and tachycardic. He was admitted for sepsis and was started […]
Abstract Number: 583
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year old-man with a history of HLA-B27-associated anterior uveitis, spondyloarthropathy, and drug- induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis on chronic prednisone and mycophenolate, presented with 3-weeks of worsening fatigue and weakness. At admission, he was afebrile, tachycardic, and had a diffuse rash. On day 2, he began spiking fevers. Labs were notable for WBC count […]
Abstract Number: 831
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We present a 70-year-old female with a past medical history of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, COPD, and type-2 diabetes mellitus who was admitted with subjective fevers, vomiting, diarrhea, and intermittent cough for five days. On admission, the patient was alert and oriented but febrile (39C) and tachycardic (112 beats/min). Laboratory tests were significant […]