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Abstract Number: L31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 71-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation, presented with four-months of fatigue, 50lb weight loss, night sweats and petechiae spreading from legs to abdomen and arms. On admission, vital signs were unremarkable. On physical exam, he had non-blanching, non-palpable petechiae extending from his lower extremities (LEs) to torso and upper extremities and […]
Abstract Number: L32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old male with COPD and prior lung cancer treated with chemotherapy and radiation presented with three days of progressive dyspnea, malaise, and altered mental status. On admission, he was in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring BiPAP. The patient was unvaccinated against SARS-COV-2 and tested positive for the virus. He received dexamethasone and […]
Abstract Number: L38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the dimorphic organism Coccidioides commonly reported in the Southwest of the United States. Tumor necrosis factors inhibitors (TNFi) have become widely used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. But patients using TNFi are at increased risk of developing several infections, including coccidioidomycosis in endemic areas. Nevertheless, […]
Abstract Number: L41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on cabozantinib and nivolumab presented with an extensive, blistering skin rash. He initially noted faint erythema and blisters over his right elbow a week ago which spread to his arms, hands and feet. His oncologist had prescribed high dose prednisone, however […]
Abstract Number: L43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 90 year old Caucasian female with history of complicated diverticulitis s/p partial colectomy and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (last treatment with Cyclophosphamide and Dexamethasone 1 week prior to presentation) was admitted with 2 day history of crampy lower abdominal pain, bloody streaked diarrhea, vomiting, and subjective chills. Physical examination elicited tachycardia and diffuse abdominal […]
Abstract Number: L45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man with a past medical history of intravenous drug use and morbid obesity presented with worsening bilateral lower leg pain and swelling. The patient reported chronic bilateral leg edema after a car accident a year before and started noticing skin changes with multiple bumps on his legs for several months. He […]
Abstract Number: M17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: General medicine physicians should aim to promote patient-centered care in clinical practice, and contribute to research that will advance general medicine as an academic discipline [1]. However, the general medicine certified board in Japan has been established since 2018 [2], and the trend in their research achievements is not clear. Therefore, this study aimed […]
Abstract Number: M26
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man with a history of cryptogenic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma status post liver transplant with donor positive for cytomegalovirus (CMV), and recent treated CMV reactivation, was transferred from a nearby hospital with acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring intubation secondary to Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) identified on bronchoalveolar lavage. He was treated […]
Abstract Number: M28
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with a history of ulcerative colitis, hypertension and paternal history of Huntington’s disease was diagnosed with mild COVID 19 infection in September 2021. Three weeks later, she started noticing that she was clumsy, and dropping things. She then started having jerky, spasmodic, involuntary movements of her head, upper extremities, and […]
Abstract Number: M45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old African American woman with a past medical history of hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus, and COPD presented to the emergency department complaining of new-onset right arm bruising and swelling with no history of trauma. The patient had been recently hospitalized a week prior for a chest pain workup that was negative. […]