Meeting
Abstract Number: 580
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with widespread exanthem that started weeks prior to presentation. She reported having had similar exanthems at the same time the previous two years, which resolved with oral steroid therapy on both occasions. However, they were not as extensive as the present rash. 6 weeks […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The case represents a 74-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with constitution of symptoms including headache, fatigue, Upper extremity/Neck pain and worsening of “skin rash”. For the past 10 years, the patient had suffered from Compulsive Skin picking disorder, necessitating multiple visits to PCP and Dermatologist with recurrent courses of antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 912
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old African American male with history of HTN, HLD, obesity, T2DM complicated with ESRD on hemodialysis the past 2 years presented to our EC in Houston for progressively worsening dyspnea, volume overload and confusion. The patient had been previously receiving regular hemodialysis three times weekly. However, due to lack of transportation, he […]
Abstract Number: 922
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with dizziness and lethargy. He had a history of hypertension, anemia, and pilomatrix carcinoma (PC), a rare cutaneous malignancy. This was diagnosed one year prior and treated with wide excision with negative margins. He was lost to follow up for 7 months prior […]