Meeting
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Recognition of clinically significant copper deficiency is increasing. Hematologically, it can present as anemia (microcytic, normocytic, or macrocytic) and neutropenia. Bone marrow findings can mimic myelodysplasia resulting in occasional inappropriate referral for bone marrow transplantation. It can manifest neurologically as myelopathy and peripheral neuropathy simulating subacute combined degeneration. Case Report: A 72-year-old female […]
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with gangrene of his left foot. The foot was erythematous with pustular eruptions. His symptoms included fevers, chills, and the inability to move his fourth and fifth digits. He was afebrile, with a leukocytosis of 19.6, erythrocyte sedimentation rate […]