Meeting
Abstract Number: 614
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 58 year-old Portuguese-speaking female with a history of CLL and autoimmune hemolytic anemia who presented with severe epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. She presented with similar symptoms requiring two prior admissions within the last 6 weeks. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed bowel wall thickening and hyperenhancement [...]
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: 1013
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with a rapid onset of laryngeal edema preceded by abdominal pain. Physical exam revealed extensive lip, tongue, and supraglottic swelling, stridor, and abdominal tenderness, but no urticaria. Initial labs were significant for leukocytosis and respiratory acidosis. The anesthesia team performed [...]