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Abstract Number: O1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 57-year-old man with a history of chronic sinusitis who received the Ad26.COV2.S vaccination 13 days ago without incident presented to the ED with left lower extremity swelling and pain, left medial thigh ecchymosis, transient episodes of right hand paresthesia and weakness, severe headache with transient blurry vision, and progressively worsening […]
Abstract Number: O7
SHM Converge 2022
Background: COVID-19 vaccines have greatly decreased both rate of morbidity and mortality of the COVID-19 infection, but studies have reported myocarditis in patients after vaccination especially with mRNA vaccines. The purpose of this study is to identify if there is a significant correlation between COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis. Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Web of […]
Abstract Number: C31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 45 year old female with history of pulmonary embolism seven years ago not on anticoagulation presented with chest pain of 4 weeks. Chest pain was sharp, retrosternal, radiating to left upper extremity, neck & back. Chest pain was also positional, worse laying flat but improved on sitting up. It started 48-72 hours of […]
Abstract Number: C44
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old healthy female presented in April 2021 for abdominal pain during menstruation. Vital signs and workup with blood counts, metabolic, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infection panels were unremarkable. Urinalysis showed nitrites, pyuria, bilirubin, and urobilinogen. Ultrasound and CT of the abdomen/pelvis were unremarkable. She was diagnosed with cystitis and prescribed cefuroxime. Urine […]
Abstract Number: C46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 72-year-old Caucasian woman without a known history of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) presented to the emergency department (ED) with profound fatigue and shortness of breath for 1 week. The patient had received her second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose 1.5 weeks prior to presentation.The patient reported that she was in her normal state of […]
Abstract Number: D11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Guillain barre syndrome(GBS) has been recently associated with COVID-19 disease. Usually, GBS cases are associated with immune stimulation and reported after taking different vaccines, however, there is no confirmed evidence that this is a causal association. In this systematic review, we are investigating cases of GBS that have been reported following the COVID-19 vaccination. […]
Abstract Number: D29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 38 year old male with a history of anxiety and hypothyroidism who received the second dose of SARS-COV2 Pfizer-Biontech vaccination 17 days prior, presented with 4 days of severe gingival bleeding after dental cleaning, epistaxis and a petechial rash of his extremities and was found to have new onset severe thrombocytopenia of […]
Abstract Number: D33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 66 year old male with past medical history of hypertension presented with complains of tingling sensations & weakness involving his hands for 2 weeks. His initial symptoms began with weakness involving bilateral feet, legs & hamstrings that started about 10 weeks prior to this presentation. He received moderna vaccine 1 month prior to […]
Abstract Number: D36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 73-year-old man was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in 2011 and was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), high dose steroid, rituximab and romiplostim to which he responded and subsequently was weaned off of azathioprine and steroid and achieved remission starting 2012. Eight weeks after receiving second dose of Pfizer’s BNT162b2 vaccination, he noted […]
Abstract Number: D44
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection faction, COPD, and a right renal mass presented to the emergency department with a 3-month history of lower leg ulcers. The patient noticed purple discoloration of the lower extremities 2 weeks after receiving the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine […]