Meeting
Abstract Number: 381
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old African American female with a history of SLE and seizure disorder presented with generalized weakness, fever, odynophagia and loss of appetite for one day. At presentation her vital signs were T 101.5 °F, HR 126/min, BP of 90/56 and O2Sat 99% on room air. Initial laboratory results revealed WBC of 7.7 […]
Abstract Number: 720
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old previously healthy woman presented to the hospital with worsening fever, arthralgia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after discovering a tick bite two weeks prior. She was diagnosed outpatient with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) ten days before hospital presentation and was prescribed doxycycline, although she missed most doses due to emesis. On […]
Abstract Number: 745
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old male with no known medical history presented with complaints of epistaxis for two weeks and subjective fevers. The patient also reported fatigue, and unintentional weight loss for three months. He was tachycardic to 111 on presentation, but otherwise afebrile and normotensive. Pertinent physical exam findings included dried blood in the nares, […]