Meeting
Abstract Number: 0497
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 72-year-old HIV-negative male with a past medical history of neurosyphilis who received two complete 2-week regimens of IV Penicillin G and one IM Penicillin, was admitted due to a recurrence of blurry vision and gait instability. The patient’s symptoms started with dizziness noted since last year, which then progressed to gait instability [...]
Abstract Number: 0741
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: 52-year-old female with a past medical history of cervical cancer, hypothyroidism, scleritis, episcleritis, glaucoma and Raynaud’s disease presented to the hospital for progressive onset blurry vision. The patient stated that roughly 2 months ago she had pneumonia and as it was starting to clear up she began to notice a “foggy” visual field. [...]
Abstract Number: 0778
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after referral by ophthalmology for blurry vision. Three months prior to presentation, he was admitted after seeing ophthalmology for bilateral blurry vision and right eye scotoma. During that hospitalization, with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation without anticoagulation, his symptoms were attributed to [...]
Abstract Number: 0863
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug use presented with status epilepticus. His seizures were preceded by episodic catatonia, hallucinations, and paranoia over the last two months. He was intubated and admitted to the ICU for evaluation of acute encephalopathy and seizures. Collateral history revealed absence of fevers or headache, and [...]
Abstract Number: 0942
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 48 y/o man with history of chronic methamphetamine use, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder presented after being found unconscious associated with urinary incontinence. He was treated for toxic metabolic encephalopathy in setting of sepsis from urinary tract infection and multifocal pneumonia. However, his mental status declined despite initiation of antibiotics. He was alert [...]