Meeting
Abstract Number: 510
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: We describe a rare case of a nephrotic syndrome (NS) as a complication of secondary syphilis (SS), which resolved with appropriate treatment of the infection. This is a 54 year-old male with no pertinent medical history, who presented to clinic with bilateral palmar rash. He was diagnosed of secondary syphilis with positive Venereal […]
Abstract Number: 532
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old female with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with one week of lower extremity edema, nausea, and vomiting. On admission, the patient was found to be hyponatremic, hypoalbuminemic, with nephrotic range proteinuria (urine protein-to-creatinine ratio of 8.5 g/g) and acute kidney injury. During the hospital course, the patient’s […]