Meeting
Abstract Number: 468
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 45 year-old man with no past medical history presented with recurrent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He had previously been admitted for nausea and vomiting and was diagnosed with gastritis and discharged home with pantoprazole. It initially improved but he began experiencing postprandial nausea and vomiting again 3-4 weeks ago. His intermittent […]
Abstract Number: 618
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presented with icterus and generalized, non-pruritic, well-circumscribed, red, papular eruptions, including on his palms and soles. He had no fever, malaise, or arthralgia and no recent/current medication use; he drank alcohol only socially. He had conjunctival icterus and several tiny mucous patches in the oral mucosa. Ultrasound […]
Abstract Number: 760
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Syphilis is known as the “Great Imitator” for good reason. With its insidious onset and nonspecific presentation, it is often mistaken for other diagnoses or overlooked altogether. Here, we describe a case of an isolated facial nerve palsy as a rare manifestation of neurosyphilis. A 53-year-old man presented to urgent care with acute-onset […]