Meeting
Abstract Number: 514
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 34 year old male with a history of CVID subclass 2 and 4, with low IgG level, absent IgA, liver nodular regenerative hyperplasia with portal hypertension, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura status post splenectomy presented with a month of nonproductive cough, mild episodes of hemoptysis, and shortness of breath. Physical exam revealed peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 552
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with history of type 1 Von Willebrand disease, colonic polyps, and gastric ulcer from naproxen use due to osteoarthritis presented with a 3-week history of lethargy and fatigue with walking short distances. He denied melena or hematemesis but did report consistent ibuprofen use for his osteoarthritis over the past few […]
Abstract Number: 903
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: SH is a 61-year-old male with history of recurrent giardia who presented to the Emergency Department for evaluation of generalized weakness and weight loss in the setting of chronic. Over the past 4 years, he has had recurrent giardia infection despite multiple antiprotozoal agents. Upon presentation, he reported 7 watery, foul-smelling, copious episodes […]