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Abstract Number: 362
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: This presentation will describe a novel study started during a sabbatical year in Colombia. It will briefly cover logistics of taking a sabbatical year and then discuss the ongoing project and preliminary results. Dengue, a neglected tropical viral disease transmitted by the Aedes egypti mosquito, is endemic in Colombia and serves as an ideal […]
Abstract Number: 610
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 91-year-old healthy Taiwanese female presented with a worsening skin lesion on her right forearm. Initially, she had mild skin breakdown, which progressed to redness, swelling and increased warmth to the touch. The patient noted some purple spots in her lower extremities, especially around her right knee. The female patient denied any swollen […]
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: 997
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman with a history of gastric bypass surgery six years prior, vitamin B12 deficiency, latent TB, and recent bilateral granulomatous panuveitis of unclear etiology one year prior (treated empirically with TMP/SMX for possible toxoplasmosis) presented to the hospital with falls at home. On further history, she endorsed four months of gradually […]
Abstract Number: 1200
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 8-year-old fully vaccinated female developed fever, abdominal pain, sore throat, and vomiting 6 days prior to admission. When seen by her pediatrician 4 days prior, she had an erythematous oropharynx and was treated with amoxicillin for streptococcus pharyngitis. The following day, she developed blood-streaked emesis and was seen in a local Emergency […]