Meeting
Abstract Number: 1012
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old African American man with a sixteen year history of skin rash presents with worsening skin lesions and joint pain. The rash is diffuse, scaly, and pruritic, and the joints in all of his extremities are swollen and painful. Three years ago, a limited rheumatologic workup was negative, and he was diagnosed […]
Abstract Number: 1015
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease and remote cervical cancer presented to the hospital with a two-month history of progressive leg weakness and confusion. Over the course of six weeks, symptoms progressed to flaccid paralysis and loss of sensation in both legs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated enhancing hemorrhagic […]
Abstract Number: 1018
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 52-year-old male presented with six-week history of unintentional weight loss, decreased appetite and non-radiating dull suprapubic pain. Review of systems was notable for constipation, polyuria, polydipsia, nausea, and left leg swelling. No family history of cancer or blood dyscrasias. Physical examination revealed blood pressure- 194/114 mmHg, heart rate -105, distended abdomen with hypoactive […]