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Abstract Number: 400
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 13-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of lower back pain and rash for the past 3 weeks. Associated symptoms included profuse sweating and 10/10 lower back pain radiating to his legs that had progressed in severity with inability to ambulate. On additional questioning, other symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 532
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 70 y.o. female with a history of hypertension, bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and peripheral neuropathy, who was brought to the emergency room (ER) by EMS due to the recent onset of altered mental status. Starting a few days ago, her son noted that she was not […]
Abstract Number: 592
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: : A 34-year-old female with history of migrainous headaches presented with complains of sudden onset, throbbing type of headache radiating to the back of the ear. This was associated with sudden loss of vision in the right eye. She also mentioned night sweats and unintentional weight loss in the last couple of months. […]
Abstract Number: 729
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present a case of acquired hemophilia A (AHA) in an elderly patient with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA). An 85-year-old woman was transferred from an outside hospital for further evaluation of spontaneous soft tissue hematomas. She reported numerous enlarged bruises, spontaneously appearing on her upper and lower extremities over the last 2 months. […]
Abstract Number: 868
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 22 year old female with a history of migraines and anxiety was admitted to our general medicine service after presenting with a 3 month history of progressive chorea, cognitive decline, and intermittent visual changes. Her physical exam was notable for bilateral, severe orofacial and extremity chorea. Her exam was otherwise unremarkable and […]
Abstract Number: 896
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 72-year-old Caucasian woman with PMH of cervical spinal stenosis presented with one-month history of worsening generalized weakness and soreness in all her extremities. Three months prior she had complained of persistent headaches for which she took ibuprofen with limited relief. Suspected of having GCA based on ESR 75 mm/hr with no biopsy at […]
Abstract Number: 897
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 41-year-old Hispanic man presented for reevaluation of the swellings on his forearms newly associated with Raynaud’s phenomenon on his fingers. He initially presented 5 years prior with swellings on his forearms and groin, red eyes, dry eyes and dry mouth all worsening over a 6-month period. On initial physical exam, he was found […]