Meeting
Abstract Number: 351
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Cellulitis is a common cause of hospitalization. In the United States there are approximately 650,000 hospitalizations for cellulitis yearly, accounting for 1% of all admissions and approximately $10 billion. Most patients when hospitalized are treated with combinations of antibiotics with broad-spectrum Gram-positive, Gram-negative and anaerobic coverage. The Infectious Disease Society of America recommends hospitalization […]
Abstract Number: 410
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 17 year-old male teenager presented with two weeks of bilateral lower extremity edema, erythema, and warmth associated with fevers and joint pain at the foot and ankle. After a presumed bug bite on his left foot he developed a rash that spread from left to right leg. Symptoms did not improve with […]
Abstract Number: 431
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with tyrosine kinase inhibitor-resistant CML on hydroxyurea therapy admitted with 3 weeks of fever, skin redness, and swelling. Her physical examination was remarkable for the temperature of 100.1 F, localized skin erythema, and tenderness around left antecubital fossa. Her labs revealed WBC of 80,000/ mm3 with 7% blast cells which […]