Meeting
Abstract Number: 476
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female was admitted from an outside hospital for concern for osteomyelitis of her cervical spine. She had previously had a week of neck pain with limited range of motion due to pain. She was treated for E. coli sepsis following positive blood and urine cultures, but her neck pain persisted. Upon transfer, […]
Abstract Number: 656
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman presented with 7 days of progressively worsening posterior neck pain, a low grade fever, odynophagia and hoarseness of her voice. Her past medical history includes diabetes mellitus, hypertension and osteoarthritis. A day after onset of the pain, she went to her primary care physician’s office for evaluation. A throat culture […]
Abstract Number: 665
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 42-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary embolism and Antiphospholipid syndrome on lifelong anticoagulation with warfarin presented with severe neck pain and headache for five days. Examination revealed an ill appearing woman, febrile to 101F with excruciating neck pain aggravated by movement in all directions and swallowing. Labs were remarkable for an elevated […]