Meeting
Abstract Number: 50
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 17 y.o. female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presented with several weeks of worsening migratory polyarthralgia, as well as sporadic fevers, night sweats, and chills. Prednisone was begun 3 weeks prior for a presumed SLE flare, given elevated anti double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and hematuria, but provided no […]
Abstract Number: 650
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 19 year-old woman with anxiety and recurrent fevers of unclear etiology presents with fever, sore throat, and body aches. Three days prior to presentation, the patient developed sore throat, dysphagia, and dysphonia. She presented to urgent care, started amoxicillin without improvement. She developed fevers (Tmax 104F) two days later, prompting an Emergency […]