Meeting
Abstract Number: 659
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 23‐year‐old Chinese woman with a 5‐year history of Graves’ disease (GD) was admitted for a newly diagnosed ovarian tumor. During workup for the tumor, computed tomography (CT) of the chest incidentally showed a large homogeneous anterior mediastinal opacity, 8.6 x 3.1 x 7.4 cm. Physical examination revealed a diffusely enlarged thyroid. Thyroid […]
Abstract Number: 659
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old male with past medical history of Crohn’s disease on monthly infliximab infusion initially presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of joint pain. He first noted left-sided pain that was only relieved by heat, but it progressed to left hip and groin pain made worse with movement. The patient […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 49 year old male, diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection 6 months ago, and initiated on anti-retroviral therapy (ART); was admitted with 2-day history of fever and cough productive of green sputum. His current CD4 count was 184 cells/uL and in addition to ART, was taking dapsone for secondary prophylaxis of pneumocystis […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 85-year-old gentleman who was started on intra-vesical BCG therapy for Tis staged bladder cancer presented to the hospital with excruciating asymmetric polyarticular joint pain.He previously completed induction therapy successfully, during which he had developed cystitis. Subsequently, the patient received 3 doses of maintenance therapy, and on day 5 after his last dose […]