Meeting
Abstract Number: 654
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old female with AIDS presented with three weeks of headache, dry cough, odynophagia, vomiting, fatigue and weight loss. She had a history of cryptococcal meningitis requiring lumbo-peritoneal drain four years prior but was lost to follow up, with non-adherence to maintenance and antiretroviral therapy. She had normal vital signs and appeared […]
Abstract Number: 1094
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 50 y.o African American male with a history of schizophrenia presented for headache, blurred vision and acute onset aphasia. On exam, patient was alert, but unable to follow commands. He was noted to have poor dentition. Lab studies revealed WBC count of 4.1 with 47% neutrophils. BMP and liver function studies were unremarkable. […]