Meeting
Abstract Number: 0774
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 59-year-old African American female with no past medical history who presented with 6 weeks of progressively worsening fatigue, weakness, poor oral intake, and noticeable unintentional weight loss. Physical exam revealed 3 out of 5 muscle strength of all extremities and hyperpigmentation of the hands and feet bilaterally. [...]
Abstract Number: 0932
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old man with a history of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) on prednisone (7.5 mg daily), coronary artery disease post-CABG with pacemaker, Parkinson’s disease, COPD, and partial vocal cord paralysis presented with progressive weakness and pancytopenia. Over three weeks, he developed worsening asymmetric weakness, slurred speech, dysphagia, and high-grade fevers unresponsive to [...]