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Abstract Number: 811
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Dolichoectasia is a rare disorder of the cerebral arteries known to causes tortuosity, elongation, and dilation of the affected vessel. Most commonly involved vessels are those of the vertebrobasilar circulation, with an elevated risk of ischemic infarct. Here we have a case of such a rare presentation of ischemic stroke in the setting […]
Abstract Number: 845
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old G2P2 woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that has been serologically and clinically quiescent for 15 years, lupus nephritis at 25-years-old that was treated with cyclophosphamide, and HELLP syndrome during her first pregnancy, presented with fatigue and dyspnea one month after her second son was delivered via C-section. […]
Abstract Number: 856
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Ghosal hematodiaphyseal dysplasia (GHDD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder presenting with myelophthisic anemia and distinctive bony changes. TBXAS1 gene encodes Thromboxane A synthase. In GHDD, dysregulation of TBXAS1 occurs and this increases prostaglandin synthesis and causes direct bone marrow injury. Here we report, a 31-year-old Southeast Asian female presented with bilateral knee […]
Abstract Number: 870
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 3-year-old male with past medical history of mild persistent asthma and allergic rhinitis presented with persistent hypoxia. He had a history of multiple prior hospitalizations for hypoxia, mainly in the setting of acute respiratory illness. At an outpatient cardiology visit, he was found to be hypoxic to 87%, though echocardiography was unrevealing […]
Abstract Number: 876
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 7 year-old with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (ED) and recurrent sinusitis was admitted with diplopia, headaches, and fevers. In the preceding 2 months, he had multiple episodes of fever, nasal impetigo, and positive group A strep (GAS) throat swabs without pharyngitis. He was treated twice with azithromycin due to allergies to amoxicillin, cephalosporins, […]
Abstract Number: 885
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old female teacher presents with 1-week history of shortness of breath. She noted progressive shortness of breath on minimal exertion over the past week. She denied associated pedal edema, orthopnea, epistaxis or chest pain. She noted associated cough with white frothy sputum and subjective chills. She denied rashes, exposure to sick […]
Abstract Number: A41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old Vietnamese female with history of H. pylori who presented with worsening nausea, vomiting, epigastric abdominal pain and early satiety. Patient reported her epigastric pain had been intermittent for the past six months but had acutely worsen in the last two weeks. There were no initial inciting events that triggered these symptoms. […]
Abstract Number: B37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented first with right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal discomfort a year after giving birth to her first child in 2018. Prior to pregnancy, patient was taking oral contraceptives for nine years. The pregnancy was complicated by severe preeclampsia and associated nephrotic syndrome and LFT […]
Abstract Number: O41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old woman with past medical history of renal cell carcinoma with known liver metastases, status post left nephrectomy who was on Tivozanib presented with acute onset speech disturbances, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Patient reported intermittent, milder headaches and confusion over the previous three weeks, coinciding with the start of Tivozanib chemotherapy. Vitals […]
Abstract Number: P37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 63 year old man who came in with a left sided neck mass and blue discoloration of his left upper extremity. Patient had left side limb discoloration for a month, he woke up with a large left sided neck mass that prompted him to come to the […]