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Search Results for Acute Liver Failure
Abstract Number: 568
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This patient was a 44-year-old female with a past medical history of localized scleroderma (morphea) of the breast diagnosed by punch biopsy. She presented to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain and nausea. At that time, a CT scan showed a heterogeneous liver without a definitive underlying mass. Her workup revealed […]
Abstract Number: 856
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old female with a history of biopsy-proven eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroparesis, multiple food allergies, and intermittent amenorrhea presented to the emergency room with weakness and lightheadedness. In the past month she experienced a 15lb weight loss, early satiety, and increasing fatigue. She was being followed outpatient by a gastroenterologist for several months of […]
Abstract Number: 981
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old female with adult-onset Still’s disease (AoSD) refractory to methylprednisolone and who had been recently started on anakinra 2 months prior to hospitalization was admitted with 2 weeks of fatigue, nausea, diffuse pruritis, jaundice, and intermittent fevers and rash. Exam was notable for jaundice and salmon-colored rashes on her trunk and back. […]
Abstract Number: 1052
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40 year old female with a medical history of pancreatitis and gastroesophageal reflux initially presented with cough and viral cold symptoms. She was initially febrile to 102 F, with labs significant for WBC 3,900 (normal 4,500-11,000 WBC/uL), hemoglobin 9.1 (12.0-15.5 g/dL), and platelet count 35,000 (150,000-450,000 /uL). She quickly deteriorated with new […]