Meeting
Abstract Number: 406
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 9 year old male with history of astrocytoma presented to the ED with a diffuse erythematous rash for 4 days and fever for 2 days. The rash was reportedly pruritic, began on his trunk, and then progressed to his extremities. It was associated with facial edema with periorbital prominence. Of note, temozolamide […]
Abstract Number: 449
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32 yo male presented after 1 week of high spiking fevers and a pruritic rash. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim had been started 5 weeks prior. Treatment was started with antihistamines, topical steroids, and prednisone 60mg daily without improvement. Exam revealed facial edema, conjunctival injection, and diffuse erythematous papules. No vesicles or bulla and Nikolsky sign […]
Abstract Number: 669
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 29-year-old female with the history of acute pancreatitis and gastric bypass surgery, who initially presented with lower extremity swelling in the setting of hypoalbuminemia and protein-calorie malnutrition. She was started on high calorie/protein diet and was discharged on furosemide. Three weeks after discharge, she noticed peri-oral rash, which extended […]