Meeting
Abstract Number: 787
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient was a 46-year-old man who presented with two days of malaise, headache, fever and productive cough. He denied chest pain, shortness of breath, exposure to sick contacts or recent travel. He has a past medical history of Celiac disease with associated dermatitis herpetiformis treated with dapsone and betamethasone cream for several […]
Abstract Number: 1107
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 72 year old woman with a history of recurrent, metastatic breast cancer complicated by pembrolizumab-related immune-mediated colitis presented to our hospital with sudden onset dizziness and shortness of breath. Four weeks prior to presentation, she suffered a colitis flare and was treated with a rapid 40 mg prednisone taper along with dapsone […]
Abstract Number: 1198
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 15-year-old female with a history of migraines presented with headache and confusion. On the morning of presentation, the patient endorsed a migraine-like headache that was not relieved with over-the-counter medications, blue/gray discoloration of her hands, and shortness of breath. Review of systems was positive for anxiety, chest pain, and lightheadedness and negative […]