Meeting
Abstract Number: 663
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old male without significant past medical history presented with fevers, progressive purpuric rash that started in the ankles and spread in a centrifugal distribution, joint stiffness, as well as a rapidly progressive right-sided neck mass. Two weeks prior to presentation he had experienced sore throat and subjective fevers which self-resolved. One week […]
Abstract Number: 685
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old female presented with two days of fever, dysuria, and hematuria, associated with upper and lower back pain, body aches, and anorexia. She had no significant past medical history and no recent surgical procedures. She denied tobacco, alcohol, and intravenous drug use. The exam was significant for suprapubic pain and left costovertebral […]
Abstract Number: 876
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 7 year-old with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (ED) and recurrent sinusitis was admitted with diplopia, headaches, and fevers. In the preceding 2 months, he had multiple episodes of fever, nasal impetigo, and positive group A strep (GAS) throat swabs without pharyngitis. He was treated twice with azithromycin due to allergies to amoxicillin, cephalosporins, […]