Meeting
Abstract Number: 641
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73 year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c 7.5), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic renal failure stage 3a, and a distant 10 pack year smoking history presented with 2 weeks of substernal chest tightness and dyspnea on exertion. He was hemodynamically stable without tachypnea at rest. Examination revealed a grade 2/6 holosystolic […]
Abstract Number: 641
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Introduction: Lyme disease is often called “The Great Imitator” as its presentation can mimic several medical conditions. It is rarely reported as a cause of lone‐persistent fever especially in adults. We report a unique case of viral co‐infection with Lyme. Case Presentation: A 57‐year‐old healthy female pediatrician was admitted for persistent fever for 2 weeks […]