Meeting
Abstract Number: 542
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We report a case of a 44 year old female with a history of hepatitis C and alcoholic cirrhosis, abstinent from alcohol for about two years, who presented from a nursing facility with few weeks of confusion and bilateral lower extremity weakness and imbalance. Her family reported that she was oriented, communicative and […]
Abstract Number: 566
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 39-year old female with a history of alcohol abuse presented with an eight-day history of numbness involving her bilateral lower extremities and hands which had progressed proximally to involve her chest wall. She reported perioral and perianal numbness, lethargy and difficulty ambulating. Examination was significant for decreased sensation in a glove-stocking distribution, […]
Abstract Number: 749
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Mononeuritis multiplex (MM) was first described in 1960 as a hereditable neuropathy favoring the brachial nerve. MM is now known as the painful, asymmetrical destruction of at least two separate peripheral nerves caused by an array of disorders including diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and various vasculitides. This clinical case describes […]
Abstract Number: 752
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old white male with adult-onset asthma and recurrent pneumonia presented to a rural hospital with a one month history of ascending lower extremity numbness. He also reported fever, fatigue, night sweats, and a twenty-pound weight loss over three weeks. Initial workup revealed leukocytosis and eosinophilia, prompting transfer to our facility for further […]