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Abstract Number: 1144
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70 year-old female with migraines, type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented with progressively worsening headaches, fatigue, fevers, and 20 lb weight loss over six months. She had extensive workup revealing elevated inflammatory markers and an MRI brain three months prior showing a mildly expansile lesion in the right sphenoid bone (Fig. 1A). […]
Abstract Number: 1147
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An undomiciled 48-year-old man with HIV presented with fever, chills, rigors, and bilateral leg swelling with pain for 1 week. He had developed worsening painful weeping ulceration most prominently over his right leg below the knee after exposure to water during a series of thunderstorms over the week prior. Physical examination revealed fever, […]
Abstract Number: 1161
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 56-year-old female presented to ED with a two-week history of fever, chills, headache, intermittent nausea and vomiting, mild abdominal pain. Her comorbidities included Diabetes mellitus, Morbid obesity, and Hypertension. She had mild leukocytosis on complete blood count and had physical examination significant for bilateral rhonchi in chest auscultation. She was admitted under the […]
Abstract Number: 1184
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient is a 15 yo boy with PANDAS, epilepsy, ADHD, and developmental delay presented with 9 days of decreased ambulation, abdominal pain, headache, and fatigue. Initially, his symptoms were attributed to recent fall and recent IVIG infusion. However, the patient then developed anorexia, weight loss, and aggressive behavior prompting admission. On exam, he […]