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Abstract Number: 408
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 36 year-old African-American female with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was admitted to a community hospital with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). She recently was diagnosed with HIV/AIDs with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An abdominal lymph node biopsy showed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). She was started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) […]
Abstract Number: 428
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 89 year old female with a recent admission for left knee atraumatic hemarthrosis a week ago, presented with arm pain to the emergency department. She had bilateral forearm and hand pain, swelling, and paresthesias that had started after getting blood draws at her last hospital stay and had slowly worsened.On physical exam, […]
Abstract Number: 441
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 81-year-old woman with a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and prior gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding of unknown origin in 2017 presented with lightheadedness and anemia after undergoing an ERCP the day before. She had multiple episodes of maroon-colored stool and melena while in the ED and was transfused one unit of packed red […]
Abstract Number: 460
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Acquired Hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare disease, with 1 to 2 cases per million, and occurs due to production of autoantibodies that inhibit Factor VIII, a vital step of the intrinsic coagulation cascade, resulting in the potential for lethal bleeding. Here we present a case of a 59-year-old woman with history of […]
Abstract Number: 474
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 74 year old female with a history of atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency room due to a 1 week history of respiratory distress. She was tachypneic (respiratory rate = 24) and her room air oxygen saturation level was 91 per cent. Diminished breath sounds in the lower third of her left […]
Abstract Number: 487
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 59 year old female presented to the emergency department complaining of two weeks of atraumatic, painful bruising to her lower extremities, right shoulder, and lower back. She was unable to bear weight on her right lower extremity due to pain. She denied any history of anticoagulant or antiplatelet usage, and denied any family […]
Abstract Number: 541
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Acquired hemophilia A is a rare disorder related to autoantibodies against factor VIII (Fc VIII) and reduced Fc VIII/VIII inhibitors causing bleeding. The incidence is 1 to 1.5 per million a year with 78 years as a median. Diagnosis is crucial due to the mortality can include spontaneous hemorrhages into skin, muscles, soft […]
Abstract Number: 605
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 52 year-old man with PMH of HIV presented with inguinal lymphadenopathy, intermittent abdominal pain, suprapubic fullness, fever and poor urine production for several days. Bladder catheterization yielded a large volume of bloody urine. The patient had not experienced hematuria previously and had no history of urinary retention, urgency, perineal or GU trauma. […]
Abstract Number: 623
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 24 year old Afro-Caribbean woman with no medical history presented with intermittent facial swelling of one month, several months of fatigue, anorexia and unintentional weight loss of 65 pounds. The swelling initially involved the lower face with gradual spread to bilateral peri-orbital areas. There was no urticaria, rash, dysphagia, dyspnea or visual […]
Abstract Number: 654
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old female with AIDS presented with three weeks of headache, dry cough, odynophagia, vomiting, fatigue and weight loss. She had a history of cryptococcal meningitis requiring lumbo-peritoneal drain four years prior but was lost to follow up, with non-adherence to maintenance and antiretroviral therapy. She had normal vital signs and appeared […]