Meeting
Abstract Number: 649
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 55 year-old previously incarcerated male with a history of treated tuberculosis presented to the emergency department (ED) with right hand infection. On admission, he was hypoxic with notable skin lesions on bilateral hands and face. He denied any recent travel. He had a remote employment history of yardwork, but not within the […]
Abstract Number: 690
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old female presented to an emergency department with progressive weakness and dyspnea with dry cough for 2 weeks; she was afebrile but hypoxic, requiring 2 liters oxygen by nasal cannula. Physical examination was remarkable for diminished right lung sounds. Labs were unremarkable except for elevated C-reactive protein (194.6 mg/L). Chest x-ray revealed a dense […]
Abstract Number: H37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old previously incarcerated male with a history of tuberculosis and a 27-year-old incarcerated male both with a history of cough and hemoptysis, and a 56-year-old female with pulmonary nodules, right ankle pain, and swelling, all presented to the ED at a tertiary center in Wisconsin. All three patients shared a constellation of […]