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Abstract Number: 661
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 59-year-old female with Celiac disease and Hypertension presented with polyneuropathy and distal extremity weakness, 6 weeks following shingles vaccine. Her symptoms had slowly progressed with increased numbness, paresthesia, weakness and an inability to ambulate over the previous 6 weeks until admission. She was in her normal state of health prior to that. On […]
Abstract Number: 689
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Progressive dysphagia associated with weight loss is usually related to upper gastrointestinal cancer. As a differential diagnosis, fungal infections may present with a similar clinical presentation due to upper GI lesions. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) infection is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, especially important in rural areas of Latin America. […]
Abstract Number: 690
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old Indian man with past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia presented with a 3-month history of intermittent dry cough associated with fevers, chills, night sweats, and generalized weakness. He worked in California as an engineer doing home remodeling, never smoked, and had no sick contact, or animal exposure. […]
Abstract Number: 712
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: JT is a 26-year-old incarcerated male with no past medical history that presented to the hospital from a prison unit in Southwest Texas. He endorsed a 1-week history of dry cough, fever of 103F, chills, joint pain, and a painful rash on his legs. He denied any recent sick contacts, IV drug use, […]
Abstract Number: 717
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 39 y/o female with no significant past medical history and long term use of phentermine for weight loss presented to our hospital with complaints of transient right sided weakness and right sided facial droop lasting 30 min. At time of presentation, her symptoms had resolved completely and review of systems and physical […]
Abstract Number: 719
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Coccidioidomycosis is a highly variable disease endemic to the southwest with 60% of infected individuals remaining asymptomatic or suffering mild respiratory illness. Less than 1% of cases result in life-threatening dissemination with immunocompromised hosts being most at risk. We present a rare case of multifocal disseminated coccidioidomycosis (DC) in an immunocompetent young male […]
Abstract Number: 768
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A healthy 3 year-old male from Arizona was seen in outpatient ENT clinic for 2.5 weeks of intermittent stridor, hoarse voice, barky cough, and 1 day of increased work of breathing. He had previously been evaluated on 4 separate occasions by his pediatrician or the emergency department. Each time, he was treated for […]
Abstract Number: 776
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 37-year-old female with a past medical history of cerebral palsy and iron deficiency anemia due to heavy menstrual periods who presented with right-sided leg weakness for a few hours. Upon the patient’s arrival to the emergency room a stroke code was called. A CT scan of the […]
Abstract Number: 793
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Patient is a 60-year-old male with past medical history of Ledin’s factor V deficiency who presented to the ER with complaints of fever, chills, and weakness. His symptoms started with a headache, cyclical fevers, and violent rigors lasting several minutes. With the onset of rigors, patient progressed to develop ascending weakness. In the […]
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 […]