Meeting
Abstract Number: 594
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 62 year-old Caucasian male, with a 10-year history of ulcerative colitis (UC), presented to ER with acute onset of throbbing frontal headache for 1 day with associated photophobia and severe right eye pain. He reported having nausea and several episodes of vomiting. He denied any vision changes, speech difficulty, focal weakness, rash, […]
Abstract Number: 899
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 21-month-old girl was brought to the emergency department for acute, severe right arm and leg weakness. She was unable to stand, appearing pale and fatigued. Labs were notable for hemoglobin (Hgb) of 3.5 g/dL, leukocyte of 19.7×103/µL, platelet of 340×103/µL, absolute reticulocyte of 6.4×103/µL, and MCV of 49 fL. Microcytic anemia and […]
Abstract Number: A32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman was initially admitted for sore throat and dysphagia. At that time, workup revealed right parapharyngeal cellulitis, and she completed a 10-day course of levofloxacin. One month after discharge, the patient presented with a bilateral frontotemporal headache, blurred vision OS, and right otalgia for 2 days. Physical exam was remarkable for […]