Meeting
Abstract Number: 540
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with AIDS, HFrEF, asthma, and hypertension presented with weight loss, fatigue, chills, abdominal pain, vomiting, left neck swelling, and purulent mouth drainage over the last 2-3 weeks. She was febrile to 102.9 F, hypotensive (85/64), tachycardic, tachypneic, and had firm, mobile, 2-3 cm cervical lymph nodes and enlarged tonsils. Labs […]
Abstract Number: 654
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with biopsy-proven untreated pulmonary sarcoidosis presented with altered mental status and fever. He had recent admissions for occipital CVA after presenting with dizziness and blurred vision, and pulmonary emboli after presenting with fevers and dyspnea. Urinalysis and blood cultures were negative. (1-3)-B-d-glucan was elevated to 246 pg/mL (65 years), immunocompromise […]