Meeting
Abstract Number: 784
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old Japanese man presented to his primary care physician with a 3-month history of epigastric pain, fever, and unintentional weight loss. Upper endoscopy showed only a gastric polyp. Abdominal computed tomography showed small intestinal dilatation accompanied by adhesion to the sigmoid colon, and perianal abscess. Crohn’s disease was suspected and he was […]
Abstract Number: 866
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year-old otherwise healthy female presented with six days of acute flu-like symptoms, myalgias, persistent fever and chills associated with abdominal bloating and vomiting for three days. Physical exam was notable for temperature of 103 F, sinus tachycardia and mild tenderness at the left upper quadrant on deep palpation. Labs were notable […]