Meeting
Abstract Number: 467
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old Caucasian female with a family history of multiple autoimmune disorders presented with 3 weeks of bruising, petechiae, fatigue, and outside labs that revealed significant anemia and thrombocytopenia. Admission workup showed Hgb 7.6, platelets (PLT) < 3,000, and elevated MCV. Further labs showed elevated LDH, indirect bilirubinemia, haptoglobin< 10, and positive DAT […]
Abstract Number: 556
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with hypertension, prostate cancer in remission, and recent diagnosis of lymphoma presented after experiencing a fall. Prior workup for abdominal pain, fever, night sweats, and weight loss revealed splenomegaly, anemia, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. Bone marrow biopsy demonstrated malignant lymphoma with prominent follicular helper T-cell component occupying 25-30% of the sampled […]
Abstract Number: 677
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The patient is a 43-year-old female with asthma, hypertension, and obesity who presented to her PCP for cough, pharyngitis, and dyspnea. Exam revealed jaundice, livedo reticularis, and pallor. Complete blood counts (CBC) showed white blood cells 22.8 x109/ L, hemoglobin 8.9 g/dL, and platelets 674 ×109/L. Her family history had no hematologic malignancies […]