Meeting
Abstract Number: 682
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The World Health Organization designates a rare disease as one affecting under 6.5-10 per 10,000 people (1). We present a case of disparate findings, ultimately diagnosing Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare non-Langerhans histiocytic multisystem disorder with fewer than 1000 reported cases (2,3).A 63-year-old man presented with months of progressively worsening anasarca, acute on […]
Abstract Number: 799
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49 year old female with past medical history of atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular accident, and hypertension presented with abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. Patient reported 3 days of worsening, non-radiating L-sided abdominal pain. Review of systems was positive for one episode of fever to 38.3℃, nausea, anorexia, and blood-streaked diarrhea. The patient had […]