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Abstract Number: 537
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male from Guatemala with a history of alcohol abuse, brief incarceration and nephrolithiasis presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. He was found to have a psoas abscess and subsequently underwent radiologic aspiration and drainage of the lesion. Given the unusual intraosseous features on imaging, the patient […]
Abstract Number: 538
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Patient was a 26-year-old female with history of methamphetamine abuse, previous C trachomatis infection, and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction who presented via EMS for acute hypoxic respiratory failure and unresponsiveness and was intubated in ED. Initial vitals include systolic blood pressure of 80, undetectable diastolic blood pressure, heart rate of 168 […]
Abstract Number: 541
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 73 year-old Eritrean woman presented with one-month history of non-healing foot wound. While visiting Eritrea, she developed right foot edema, leading to splitting of the skin on the dorsal foot. This developed into a wound requiring hospitalization, debridement, and two week antibiotic course with ampicillin and ciprofloxacin in an Eritrean hospital. No organism […]
Abstract Number: 545
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Diclofenac is a routinely prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent in hospital with well-recognized hepatotoxic potential. However, there are only two reported cases of topical diclofenac-induced liver injury in literature. Herein, we describe a case of a 94-year-old man with Paget’s disease and osteoarthritis, who developed acute hepatotoxicity after four months of application of topical […]
Abstract Number: 547
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The patient is a 52-year-old male with a history of HIV (on antiretroviral therapy), ulcerative colitis, untreated hepatitis C who presented to the hospital after several weeks of difficulty passing stools, tenesmus, and rectal pain. This was originally attributed to hemorrhoids several weeks prior to presentation, but after symptoms progressed, the patient presented […]
Abstract Number: 547
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year old female presented to our hospital with septic shock following an elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in Mexico. She had undergone the procedure four months earlier, which she tolerated well, returning to her home in the United States four days later. Her post-operative course had been characterized by numerous complications, […]
Abstract Number: 550
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year-old Singaporean man with no past medical history presented with two weeks of fevers and abdominal pain. Five months prior to admission, the patient traveled to Singapore. Two weeks prior to presentation, he had an episode of sharp, right-sided abdominal pain accompanied by emesis. He continued to have intermittent fevers, chills, […]
Abstract Number: 555
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Introduction: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) is characterized by transient episodes of muscle weakness and inability of muscle movement associated with hypokalemia. The paralysis typically affects the arms and legs, though the diaphragm and the tongue may also be affected.Case Description: A 50-year-old female with tobacco use and significant alcohol consumption presented with progressive […]
Abstract Number: 556
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with hypertension, prostate cancer in remission, and recent diagnosis of lymphoma presented after experiencing a fall. Prior workup for abdominal pain, fever, night sweats, and weight loss revealed splenomegaly, anemia, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. Bone marrow biopsy demonstrated malignant lymphoma with prominent follicular helper T-cell component occupying 25-30% of the sampled […]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year-old man with end-stage renal disease was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) when he developed confusion and shortness of breath at a skilled nursing facility (SNF). He had a recent prolonged hospitalization for pelvic osteomyelitis and was discharged to the SNF 3 days before presentation. In the ED, the providers […]