Meeting
Abstract Number: 492
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, end stage renal disease, status post pancreas-kidney transplant maintained on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil, who presented with a three-day history of fever, tension like headache, nausea, and non-bloody emesis. He denied exposures to pets, including cats. Laboratory values were significant for elevated […]
Abstract Number: 681
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old male with history of diabetes mellitus type I presents with 3 weeks of right inguinal pain with CT scan which showed a enlarged lymph node measuring 3.5 cm x 2.8 cm which was subsequently biopsied and showed necrotizing granulomatous lymphadenitis. He then presented with status epilepticus approximately 1 week after his […]
Abstract Number: 764
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old malnourished, Hispanic man presented with fever and malaise for 1 week associated with headache. Past medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis treated with prolonged, unmonitored prednisone, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a history of 18 cats at home. On examination, the patient was alert and oriented, febrile, and cachectic, but […]
Abstract Number: 862
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old male without medical history presented with right sided throat pain, fever and chills for 3 days. He also had a painful swelling behind his left ear for 4 weeks. In the emergency department, examination showed an erythematous and edematous right tonsil with local mass effect on the uvula with left-sided displacement […]