Meeting
Abstract Number: 564
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case of 53 years old female with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis, coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease who presented with worsening postprandial right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Pain was described as intermittent, sharp, and stabbing. The patient also reported a 20-30 pounds’ unintentional weight loss over 6 months and […]
Abstract Number: 1238
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: West Nile (WN) virus, a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus antigenic complex, is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. Approximately 1 out of 250 patients develop neuroinvasive disease including encephalitis, meningitis, acute flaccid paralysis and opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS). Sparse data exist regarding potential treatments for WN virus […]