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Abstract Number: 538
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old woman with recently diagnosed endometrial cancer presented with two weeks of dysphagia and progressive upper extremity weakness. On exam she was dysarthric with oral mucous retention and poor dentition; she had left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy. Neurologically, cranial nerves were intact except shoulder shrug, and shoulder girdle strength was 3+/5 bilaterally with […]
Abstract Number: 582
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the left cheek with recent initiation of nivolumab therapy presented to the Emergency Department with five days of bilateral thigh pain, generalized weakness, and dyspnea. The exam was remarkable for tachycardia, hypotension, tachypnea as well as neck and proximal muscle strength weakness. […]
Abstract Number: 717
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female presented with a three month history of migratory rash and weakness. Initially, she developed periorbital swelling, eyelid discoloration, and a migrating pruritic erythematous rash. The rash originated on her upper arms and thighs progressing to her chest, back, and face. She reported muscle weakness, most notably an inability to lift […]
Abstract Number: 723
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a PMH of HTN, HLD, tongue cancer, GERD, CAD, and BPH presented to the hospital with a chief complaint of right-side shoulder pain, erythema, and warmth that started two days prior. Two days before noticing these symptoms, he had undergone an EGD without complications where he had a peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 888
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female with history of 70 pack years smoking, chronic hip pain, GERD, COPD presented to the ED with a 6 months complaints of diffuse pruritic skin rash associated with progressive facial swelling, fatigue and muscle weakness. She had been seen multiple times in the Dermatology clinic and punch biopsy revealed perifollicular […]