Meeting
Abstract Number: 344
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 62 year old incarcerated male presented to an outside hospital for a near syncopal event. He reported increased general fatigue, dyspnea with exertion, edema of bilateral legs, weight gain of 20 pounds, and orthopnea over the prior two months without any other associated symptoms. His past medical history included diabetes mellitus type [...]
Abstract Number: 633
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of essential hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus presented with groin pain, nausea, vomiting, and right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. The patient’s labs showed a high neutrophil count (82.3) and leukocytopenia (7). CT scan of the abdomen showed an abnormality of the mid [...]
Abstract Number: 660
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 58 year old female with complaints of abdominal pain. The patient had six months of alternating fevers, chills and fatigue. She was placed on antibiotics but her fevers returned upon completion. Three months thereafter, the patient developed left lower quadrant abdominal pain that was sharp in nature [...]