Meeting
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 28 year old Nepali female presented with convulsive activity and one week of progressive changes in behavior and mental acuity. She had polyarthralgia, painful cervical lymph nodes, malar rash, subjective fever, headaches, and fatigue for 2 months. Previous workup revealed positive antinuclear antibody (ANA), anti-ribonuclearprotein (RNP), and anti-Ro antibodies with no formal […]
Abstract Number: 714
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male presented with a new onset focal seizure and dull persistent right sided headaches for 2 weeks. Physical exam was negative for any focal neurological deficit except for a diffuse erythematous rash involving trunk and his extremities, bilateral conjunctival injection and mild confusion. An urgent CT head revealed a small acute […]
Abstract Number: 825
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Introduction:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that most commonly affects younger women. Late onset SLE is relatively rare and represents a specific subgroup. Laryngeal involvement in SLE is uncommon and has a wide range of disease severity. Case: A 68 year old female patient with history of diabetes mellitus type […]