Meeting
Abstract Number: 321
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 42 year old male with history of alcoholism and chronic tophaceous gout on allopurinol, presented with acute left elbow pain and swelling. Exam showed synovitis of left wrist and elbow, distal interphalangeal joint (DIJ) and right knee and tophi on left DIJ. Arthrocentesis of left elbow revealed purulent fluid with leukocytosis (5000,000/mm3) and […]
Abstract Number: 610
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Inflammatory polyarthritis and panniculitis are rare sequela of pancreatic disorders. This condition has been termed Polyarthritis, Panniculitis and Pancreatitis (PPP) and occurs in less than 5% of patients with underlying pancreatic disease. A 64 year old man presented with chronic erythematous, edematous, and tender subcutaneous nodules on all four extremities. He also had bilaterally […]