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Abstract Number: 618
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis, hypertension, and venous insufficiency was admitted with shock and diffuse rash. Two months earlier, she had a confluent, erythematous, pruritic, painful, bilateral foot rash that spread from the dorsi to the ankles with associated swelling. Clotrimazole resulted in mild improvement. Two weeks prior to admission, she developed […]
Abstract Number: 636
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old man presented with three weeks of palpable petechial rash, abdominal pain, polyarthralgia and edema. The rash started as “red dots” on his abdomen and spread throughout his body. On exam, he exhibited diffuse palpable purpura with blistering to his bilateral feet. Initial work up was notable for creatinine (Cr) 3.30 from […]
Abstract Number: 761
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A healthy 39-year-old man was admitted to the hospitalist service for an extensive rash that was suspicious for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS). He presented with diffuse bullae and desquamation of the pelvis and lower extremities (Image A). One week prior to admission, the patient applied topical Nigella sativa oil (colloquially known as black cumin […]
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 86 year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate and prednisone, CAD, HTN, CKD 3 presented with bilateral lower extremity rash for 5 days. He initially had pruritus in the legs, now progressed with redness and pain. He spent most of his days in his backyard during the summertime but did not recall […]
Abstract Number: 823
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A-28-year-old male with history of asthma and bipolar disorder presented to our hospital with a 10-day old, painful rash on bilateral lower extremities. History was significant for flea bites that occurred a day before the rash started. The rash started off as 3/10 petichae on both legs, but over 2 days it rapidly […]
Abstract Number: 840
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 77-year-old woman who presented with a two-day history of progressively worsening oropharyngeal dysphagia, dysphonia and left upper extremity weakness. She was discharged from the hospital three days prior for a three-month history of a pruritic rash. During the previous hospitalization, she was noted to have facial erythema, Shawl and […]
Abstract Number: 982
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with acute onset of left arm numbness, paresthesia, itching, and rash. The patient works as a roofer, where he occasionally walks barefoot, and reported an injury to his left hand about 2 weeks prior to presentation. The injured area was covered with blisters, […]
Abstract Number: 1020
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old man with history of diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, colonic adenoma, and recent self-reported bed bug infestation presents with one month of pruritic rash. On interview, he also endorses progressive edema, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, as well as 5 days of melena. Admission exam is notable for anasarca and diffuse, tense fluid-filled […]
Abstract Number: 1092
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 90-year female with a recent onset of vancomycin induced hypersensitivity reaction presents to the ED with sepsis and generalized disseminated rash. She recently underwent a surgery that was complicated with pseudomonas infection and was treated with vancomycin and Zosyn. However, she developed a pruritic, erythematous macular rash on her abdomen and vancomycin […]
Abstract Number: 1162
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient is an 88-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her medical comorbidities included hypertension, diabetes, CAD, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism and a history of cerebrovascular accident without any residual deficits. Her prescription regimen included amlodipine, furosemide, isosorbide mononitrate, levothyroxine, metformin, omeprazole and […]