Meeting
Abstract Number: 0490
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can involve multiple organs, including the central nervous system (CNS). Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) refers to a spectrum of neurological and psychiatric symptoms such as cognitive dysfunction, psychosis, mood disorders, and seizures. Status epilepticus is a rare and severe presentation often associated [...]
Abstract Number: 0899
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old obese man with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension presented to the ED with intermittent abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and emesis 2 weeks after an illness with sore throat. He denied fever, chills, shortness of breath, epistaxis, gum bleeding, or easy bruising. Medications included losartan-hydrochlorothiazide, metformin, and tirzepatide. Vital signs showed [...]
Abstract Number: 0941
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hypothyroidism presented to the hospital with fatigue and headaches that had been ongoing for a few days. The patient had chronic watery diarrhea but denied having any dark stool, hemoptysis, or recent antibiotic use. On physical exam, vitals were stable, she [...]