Meeting
Abstract Number: 606
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old man with schizoaffective and antisocial personality disorders was admitted from the county jail witha 4-day history of fever, hemoptysis, severe headaches, hematuria, diffuse myalgias,and bloody diarrhea. Officers reported the patient frequently flooded his cell and ingested toilet water. A CXR revealed L>R bibasilar infiltrates, and a diagnosis of Legionellapneumonia was […]
Abstract Number: 729
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 31-year-old man presented with two-weeks of shortness of breath to a New York City hospital in late-April 2020. Patient reported subjective fevers/chills and myalgias two weeks prior to presentation, eventually progressing to shortness of breath and a dry, non-productive cough. In the emergency department, he was noted to be in respiratory distress, saturating […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a past medical history remarkable for obesity, asthma, and anxiety sought medical attention for the chief complaint of dyspnea for approximately 10 days. Computed tomography with angiogram of the thorax on admission was negative for any pulmonary emboli, but did demonstrate central and peripheral ground glass opacities throughout both […]
Abstract Number: 752
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 17-year-old female was transferred from an outside hospital for persistent cough, infiltrate on chest x-ray (CXR), and draining nodules on her legs and back. 1 month prior to transfer, she developed cough, shortness of breath, and malaise without fever. A CXR was consistent with pneumonia and doxycycline was initiated. 5 days later […]