Meeting
Abstract Number: 388
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 61-year-old male with a known history of alcohol and tobacco abuse was admitted with 3 months history of headache, confusion, unsteady balance and unintentional weight loss. Laboratory tests included normal chemistry panel, complete blood count and negative hepatitis and HIV serology. Brain imaging showed 3 lesions in the right cerebral convexity with surrounding […]
Abstract Number: 482
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of nausea, vomiting, and watery, non-bloody diarrhea. She also had fever, headache, and dark urine. She had traveled to Puerto Rico one-week prior, where she ate raw fish and vegetables and drank tap water. She also went to visit a waterfall, where she swam in […]
Abstract Number: 516
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 34 year old lady with AML presented with diarrhea of 2 days duration and was found to be positive for Salmonella on GI PCR, which was subsequently confirmed on stool culture.She was started on Ciprofloxacin for treatment and discharged. Returned 2 days later with resolved diarrhea but was febrile and now found to […]
Abstract Number: 692
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old previously healthy Nigerian male presented to the ED with fevers for three weeks. He denied any chronic medical conditions, prior surgeries, or travel in the past year. He had initially presented to the ED two weeks prior complaining of fevers. Influenza testing was negative at the time, and he was discharged. […]