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Abstract Number: 529
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old male with a past medical history of bladder cancer, status post Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy 12 months prior, presented to the ED with three months of progressively worsening back pain and weight loss. He denied cough, fever, night sweats, dysuria, recent travel, history of farming, exposure to cattle, or consumption of […]
Abstract Number: 535
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a history of Factor V Leiden and BPH presented with three weeks of worsening left flank pain accompanied by intermittent fevers and fatigue. He also endorsed a history of persistent fevers a few months ago which resolved without treatment. The patient immigrated 30 years ago from rural Italy, and […]
Abstract Number: 537
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 29 year old male with a history of known dental caries and HIV with a CD4 count of 871/uL and an undetectable viral load presented with one month of right-sided jaw pain and facial numbness. He was initially treated for Bell’s palsy and dental abscess without improvement. It was recommended that he […]
Abstract Number: 545
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 85 year old female was admitted on account of lethargy and decreased oral intake for the previous week, and evidence of anemia. She had undergone a transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) 5 months prior for her management of her severe aortic valve stenosis. Additionally, she suffered from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding due to arteriovenous malformations, […]
Abstract Number: 550
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year-old Singaporean man with no past medical history presented with two weeks of fevers and abdominal pain. Five months prior to admission, the patient traveled to Singapore. Two weeks prior to presentation, he had an episode of sharp, right-sided abdominal pain accompanied by emesis. He continued to have intermittent fevers, chills, […]
Abstract Number: 551
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a medical history significant for unmanaged type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with generalized body weakness associated with 5 days of melena and coffee ground emesis in the setting of heavy use of naproxen for chronic severe lower back pain. He reported recent visits to a […]
Abstract Number: 553
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old immunocompetent man with history of inhaled methamphetamine use, poor dentition and recent all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident requiring chest tube, presented with 1 week of progressive hallucinations, who was found to have multiple ring enhancing brain lesions. Initially, he was afebrile with normal vitals, minimally responsive to noxious stimuli and moving all […]
Abstract Number: 555
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old woman with hypertension and arthritis presented with 2 weeks of myalgias, decreased appetite, malaise, and fevers. She also reported two days of non-bloody diarrhea that had since resolved. She denied any recent travel, abdominal or dental procedures, or contact with livestock. Vital signs were notable for the absence of fever. Physical […]
Abstract Number: 567
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 36 year-old man with no significant past medical history who presented with 1.5 months of worsening left sided low back pain and sciatica that rapidly progressed to bilateral leg weakness. Three days prior to presentation, he lost his ability to ambulate and had an episode of fecal incontinence associated […]
Abstract Number: 569
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old woman with a history of nephrolithiasis managed conservatively presented to the hospital with right flank and right upper quadrant pain. The pain initially started four months prior to her presentation, cramping in nature, rated 10/10 in intensity, intermittent, progressively worsening, initially well managed with ibuprofen, aggravated by movement, and relieved partially […]