Meeting
Abstract Number: 651
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man with a history of Type 2 diabetes and chronic lumbar radiculopathy presented to the emergency room after four days of left thigh pain radiating from the groin and progressive left leg weakness, now needing a wheelchair. On exam of his left leg, he had decreased strength in hip flexion and […]
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 26 year old male with no history of substance use, only history of hypothyroidism status post radioactive Iodine treatment three years ago for Graves’ disease presented with three days of lower limbs pain, numbness and edema which impaired ambulation. He reported he had been doing a lot of walking at a convention when […]
Abstract Number: 907
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Thiamine deficiency is a known complication of bariatric surgery presenting commonly as Wernicke encephalopathy or dry beriberi. Pure sensory ascending neuropathy as a presenting complaint, however, is rare, which we describe here in the acute setting after intragastric balloon (IGB) placement. A 48 year old obese but otherwise healthy female underwent an uncomplicated […]