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Abstract Number: 556
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with hypertension, prostate cancer in remission, and recent diagnosis of lymphoma presented after experiencing a fall. Prior workup for abdominal pain, fever, night sweats, and weight loss revealed splenomegaly, anemia, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. Bone marrow biopsy demonstrated malignant lymphoma with prominent follicular helper T-cell component occupying 25-30% of the sampled […]
Abstract Number: 592
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: : A 34-year-old female with history of migrainous headaches presented with complains of sudden onset, throbbing type of headache radiating to the back of the ear. This was associated with sudden loss of vision in the right eye. She also mentioned night sweats and unintentional weight loss in the last couple of months. […]
Abstract Number: 657
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old Laotian female with a history of hypothyroidism presented with 3 days of worsening symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and anasarca. She was recently seen at another hospital and presented with one day of worsening throat swelling and diffuse anasarca. Over the next 2 months, she developed dysphagia requiring gastrostomy tube and was […]
Abstract Number: 687
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old African-American woman presented with nausea, flank pain, and hematuria recurring over several months. Review of symptoms and past medical history were negative. She was a current smoker. Family history was noncontributory. Physical exam was significant for bilateral flank pain. Laboratory testing, serology, and kidney biopsy led to the diagnosis of rapidly […]
Abstract Number: 714
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male presented with a new onset focal seizure and dull persistent right sided headaches for 2 weeks. Physical exam was negative for any focal neurological deficit except for a diffuse erythematous rash involving trunk and his extremities, bilateral conjunctival injection and mild confusion. An urgent CT head revealed a small acute […]
Abstract Number: 714
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Six-year-old female ZT presented for evaluation of knee pain which turned into back pain after several weeks duration. ZT was initially seen in the outpatient setting for bilateral knee pain where she was sent home with supportive care. She then started developing body aches, falling, and difficulty standing despite home therapy. ZT was […]
Abstract Number: 729
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present a case of acquired hemophilia A (AHA) in an elderly patient with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA). An 85-year-old woman was transferred from an outside hospital for further evaluation of spontaneous soft tissue hematomas. She reported numerous enlarged bruises, spontaneously appearing on her upper and lower extremities over the last 2 months. […]
Abstract Number: 763
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old male with no PMH or FH of autoimmune diseases and no substance use history presented with several days of worsening dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, cough and hemoptysis. On evaluation, his vital signs were T 98.3oF, BP 103/64 mmHg, HR 86/min, RR 21/min, SpO2 93%. Physical exam was notable for auscultation of […]
Abstract Number: 786
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old woman presented with complaints of jaundice, nausea, and epigastric pain for ten days. She had a history of epithelioid hemangiodendothelioma (EHE) of the lungs, diagnosed six months prior to presentation. She had been treated with interferon alpha-2b (a type 1 interferon) for four months, but this was stopped two weeks prior […]
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29 year old Hispanic male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with new onset jaundice. He also endorsed a constellation of symptoms for several months including weight loss, progressive fatigue, frequent headaches, decreased appetite, daily nausea with occasional emesis, and dark urine. He was not taking any […]