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Abstract Number: 551
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman with a history of Lynch Syndrome who presented with acute chest pain. Her Lynch Syndrome manifested with invasive moderately differentiated adenocarinoma of the sigmoid colon managed with hemicolectomy as well as 9 cycles of Leuocoverin, 5-Fluorouriacil (5-FU) and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) and prophylactic total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She completed her […]
Abstract Number: 570
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 45 year old woman with a past medical history of ESRD on hemodialysis, antiphospholipid syndrome on warfarin, and type 2 diabetes presented with severe, diffuse, intermittent abdominal pain. Physical exam was notable for tender subcutaneous nodules in the lower abdomen associated with overlying violaceous patches and central necrosis. Labs were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 599
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis presented for generalized weakness, dysuria, nausea, and dizziness of 1 week duration. She developed progressive weakness with associated decreased exercise tolerance, nausea, and diarrhea. Her oral intake decreased. There was no inciting event and did not note any recent close contacts with similar symptoms.Her […]
Abstract Number: 611
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 31 year old male with no known medical history presented to the hospital with complaints of acute onset chest pain, shortness of breath and 30 lb weight gain. History was notable for a period of starvation with intake of exogenous testosterone, T3 and growth hormone prior to a bodybuilding competition followed by […]
Abstract Number: 662
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71 year old woman with a history of rheumatoid arthritis with multiple previous emergency room visits for fever presented with fatigue and weakness. Over the past few months she had nearly daily fevers, with decreased oral intake and urination over the past week. Her family members had previously tested positive for Influenza, […]
Abstract Number: 669
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 99-year-old female presented to the emergency department due to new onset, post-prandial abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. History was significant for atrial fibrillation (AFib), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), diabetes, and hypertension. Physical exam was significant for chronic bilateral lower extremity edema without JVD or rales. On admission, her electrocardiogram […]
Abstract Number: 686
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Schnitzler syndrome (SD) is a rare auto-inflammatory disease where patients present with recurrent fevers, arthralgias, urticaria, monoclonal gammopathy and elevated inflammatory markers. It was first described by Liliane Schnitzler in 1972 [1]. Given the complexity and rarity of this syndrome it is often underdiagnosed and causes a significant delay between disease onset and […]
Abstract Number: 702
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 59-year-old male with chronic heart failure found to have cardiac sarcoidosis and subsequently treated inpatient with high-dose steroids. In addition, computed tomography imaging revealed pulmonary nodules. Due to a suspected infection, empirical antibiotics and antifungals were administered, however, treatment failed to clear the nodules. Further, weeks of antibiotic therapy […]
Abstract Number: 705
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Salmonella is a Gram-negative rod with multiple serotypes. This bacterium is part of resident flora of poultry, which the most common source of Salmonella. Consumption of under cooked chicken is a risk factor for Salmonella infection, which can cause invasive gastroenteritis. In less than 5% of Salmonella infections, bacteremia occurs, and more seldom […]
Abstract Number: 720
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old white male, without significant past medical history or risk factors, was referred to our clinic for arrhythmia evaluation. The patient had several brief episodes of palpitations for the last two months. On physical examination blowing systolic murmur at the apex and irregularly irregular rhythm were noticed. The 12-lead ECG demonstrated atrial […]