Meeting
Abstract Number: 627
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 33 year old male with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated by recurrent diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) presented with ataxia, lethargy, cough, and dyspnea. He had been recently exposed to high intensity immunosuppression for his DAH as it was thought to be secondary to SLE. However, it was later diagnosed as herpes simplex […]
Abstract Number: 759
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with history of hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis on Adalimumab, and end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to lupus nephritis for which she was recently started on mycophenolate and high dose steroids, presented with 2-3 hour history of sudden onset severe occipital headache, followed by vomiting episodes and complete loss of vision. […]
Abstract Number: 888
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old man with no previous psychiatric or significant medical history was brought in by his family to the emergency department for an abnormal behavior included inability to speak and ambulate, motor restlessness, cessation of eating and drinking, and incontinence of feces for one week. Initial vital signs: afebrile and normotensive. On exam, […]