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Abstract Number: 668
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 77 year old Filipino male with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5, Diabetes Type 2, stage I diastolic congestive heart failure and hypertension who presented with dyspnea and abdominal pain in the setting of paradoxical hypercalcemia. On CT chest, the patient had unremarkable lung parenchyma with a large […]
Abstract Number: 689
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Progressive dysphagia associated with weight loss is usually related to upper gastrointestinal cancer. As a differential diagnosis, fungal infections may present with a similar clinical presentation due to upper GI lesions. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) infection is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, especially important in rural areas of Latin America. […]
Abstract Number: 696
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old Filipino woman with a history of lupus nephritis status post renal transplantation presented with 1 month of the right upper quadrant (RUQ), lower abdominal pain and a new fever. Her RUQ pain radiated to her back and worsened after meals, while her lower abdominal pain had no clear triggers. She reported […]
Abstract Number: 706
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old man from Haiti with no past medical history was hospitalized with a four month history of intermittent fevers, weight loss, and dyspnea. In the ED, he was found to be febrile, tachycardic, and tachypneic with an oxygen saturation of 88% on room air. Physical exam was significant for bilateral rales on […]
Abstract Number: 712
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with five days of abdominal pain and lower extremity aching. He also reported subjective fevers, headache, emesis, and decreased appetite with a five-pound weight loss. On initial presentation, he was febrile to 100.9°F and physical exam was notable for diffuse abdominal pain, tender […]
Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old female with controlled type 2 DM (A1C 7%, diet control), hypertension and left-eye glaucoma with resultant vision loss was initially admitted for atypical chest pain. She reported unintentional weight loss of 30 pounds in three months and progressive blurry vision of her right eye for 4 months, which had been evaluated […]
Abstract Number: 844
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old man with no past medical history presented with five days of rapidly enlarging neck mass. He recently moved from India to San Antonio and noticed an unintentional weight loss of 20 pounds over the past month with a non-productive cough, nausea and vomiting. Denies neck pain, dysphagia and fever. Physical exam […]