Meeting
Abstract Number: 586
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male presented to the emergency department for longstanding and persistently worsening headaches, subjective fevers, chills, malaise, and significant weight loss. One month prior to this visit, he had a dental abscess that was successfully treated with a course of Augmentin; since that time his headaches, chills, malaise, and significant weight loss […]
Abstract Number: 617
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old male with granulomatosis with polyangiitis with renal involvement (on azathioprine), stage 4 chronic kidney disease (baseline renal function) presented with fever, weight loss, and new pancytopenia. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were started and a comprehensive infectious work-up was done, including bacterial cultures, viral tests, and fungal serologies. Initial imaging was unremarkable for any […]