Meeting
Abstract Number: 538
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 59 year old African American male with a history of sarcoidosis on prednisone, pulmonary HTN, CKD 3, NIDDM, and NICM presented to the ED with a 2 week history of leg swelling/pain. He was febrile on presentation. He was prescribed cephalexin for cellulitis and discharged. He returned 2 days later with worsening lower […]
Abstract Number: 708
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with hereditary spherocytosis, status-post splenectomy presented to the emergency room complaining of acute onset neck pain for 2 days. This was localized on the left side of his neck and associated with odynophagia. The patient endorsed mild headache but no photophobia or fever. His vital signs were stable with a […]