Meeting
Abstract Number: 0895
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: An 18-year-old female with type 1 diabetes presented with odynophagia and neck pain. She was previously admitted for a culture-negative peritonsillar abscess treated with surgical incision and drainage (I&D), amoxicillin-clavulanate, and hydrocortisone. Admission diagnosis was diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). CT neck demonstrated extension of fluid into the right retropharynx and surrounding the right internal [...]
Abstract Number: 0906
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: 41 y/o male with DM1, ESRD on HD, calciphylaxis and anemia presented with worsening pain, malodor and bleeding of his left thigh. He was recently diagnosed with calciphylaxis in this region. Exam revealed a large unroofed blister with surrounding dark-colored skin (Figure 1). CT of the left thigh showed gas in the anterior [...]