Meeting
Abstract Number: 554
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Case Presentations: Five new cases of ocular syphilis were diagnosed and treated at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth between December 2020 and August 2021. Although this manifestation is rare, there has been an increase in rate of occurrence of newly diagnosed syphilis cases every year since 2000, to include preliminary data from the CDC […]
Abstract Number: 816
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year old male with no self-reported history presented to the hospital with hematochezia. Digital rectal exam revealed external hemorrhoids, shallow anal ulcers, a palpable internal rectal mass and frank blood. During his hospital course he required multiple blood transfusions for hemoglobin levels of 5-6 g/dL with ongoing rectal bleeding. CT and MRI […]
Abstract Number: 819
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36- year-old female with asthma presented with worsening anasarca, malaise, headache, and subjective cognitive decline over three weeks. She had been to numerous hospitals and clinics for her symptoms. Despite various treatments, including Ciprofloxacin for presumed UTI, her symptoms continued to progress. A urinalysis at an outside hospital showed 4+ protein. On […]