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Search Results for Colitis
Abstract Number: 357
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with a history of stage IIId melanoma, who received 6 cycles of Nivolumab, presented with anorexia and persistent large-volume diarrhea. Initial workup included a non-elevated white blood cell count of 6.9 k/mm3 and a creatinine of 1.6 mg/dL from baseline creatinine of 0.8 mg/dL. CT imaging of the abdomen showed […]
Abstract Number: 455
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with past medical history of ulcerative colitis not on active treatment and DM type II presented to his primary care provider (PCP) with right ear pain and swelling which began a week prior. His PCP added oral clindamycin, Cortisporin otic drops, and later prednisone when his pain and swelling did […]
Abstract Number: 472
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by neurogenic bladder with indwelling catheter and severe peripheral vascular disease status post bilateral below knee amputations (BKAs) presented with watery diarrhea and nausea for 1 day. Both amputations were in the preceding four months. He required multiple rounds of antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 477
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and hereditary spastic paralysis was hospitalized with hyperkalemia to 7.7 mmol/L. He was admitted a month prior with heart failure and discharged on lisinopril with a new prescription for spironolactone. The patient had decreased appetite, limited oral intake, mild nausea, and no vomiting with […]
Abstract Number: 478
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 37-year-old female with a 9 month history of moderate ulcerative pancolitis (UC) who was admitted with worsening abdominal pain, a 30 lb weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. She had been treated with mesalamine, vedolizumab, and infliximab with no improvement and refused corticosteroid therapy due to […]
Abstract Number: 565
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 72 year-old male patient with recent deceased donor renal transplant was on combined immune suppression with prednisone, tacrolimus and MMF. He Had multiple comorbidities but no previous history of IBD or autoimmune disease. He presented with normocytic anemia (hemoglobin 6.5 g/dL), weakness, anorexia and diarrhea. He was found to have ulcerated hemorrhoids […]
Abstract Number: 675
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old man with well controlled HIV and mild left-sided ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosed 10 years earlier presented with several weeks of up to 10 watery stools per day with mild non-radiating crampy abdominal pain which improved after bowel movements. There was no hematochezia, tenesmus, weight loss, recent travel or sick contacts. His […]
Abstract Number: 726
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 68-year man presented to the hospital due to 2 weeks of acute abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and the inability to tolerate his jejunostomy tube feeds, resulting in 20lbs of weight loss. Past medical history includes Stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. After diagnosis of gastric cancer 1 […]
Abstract Number: 777
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 3-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with a 5-week history of recurrent fevers as well as bilateral lower extremity pain with difficulty to ambulate. Imaging of the femur revealed focal lucencies in the proximal femoral shaft. The leading diagnosis at admission was malignancy given the length of […]