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Abstract Number: 654
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old female with AIDS presented with three weeks of headache, dry cough, odynophagia, vomiting, fatigue and weight loss. She had a history of cryptococcal meningitis requiring lumbo-peritoneal drain four years prior but was lost to follow up, with non-adherence to maintenance and antiretroviral therapy. She had normal vital signs and appeared […]
Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 62-year-old man with recent hospitalization for septic shock due to toe osteomyelitis,complicated by severe C. difficile infection requiring fecal transplant 3 weeks prior to admission,presenting with confusion,right-sided weakness,and ataxia.Symptoms were first noted 2 weeks after the fecal transplant and consisted of depressed mood and right shoulder weakness.Neurological exam was notable for neglect of […]
Abstract Number: 719
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old man with history of high-grade invasive urothelial bladder cancer post tumor resection on Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment and renal cell carcinoma post left partial nephrectomy presented with high-grade fever, night sweats, rigors, and lower abdominal pain for 2 weeks. The last BCG instillation, of 11 total, was 17 days prior […]
Abstract Number: 749
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease presented with worsening bilateral lower extremity pain which started two days prior to admission. Physical exam revealed cold and pale lower extremities, tenderness, and absence of pulses on both lower limbs but no edema or ulceration. Range […]
Abstract Number: 753
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 71 year old man with known medical history of atrial fibrillation (on Rivaroxaban), severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, history of perforated diverticulitis with surgery and colostomy one year ago complicated with recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and prolonged hospitalizations, including MRSA pneumonia and respiratory failure one month ago, presented to […]
Abstract Number: 758
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old-female with past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented with scaly pink macules with collarette ring of scale on bilateral lower extremity and forearms (figure 1). Some of her associated symptoms included itchiness. There was no drug use history and family history negative for similar skin lesion. […]
Abstract Number: 764
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old malnourished, Hispanic man presented with fever and malaise for 1 week associated with headache. Past medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis treated with prolonged, unmonitored prednisone, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a history of 18 cats at home. On examination, the patient was alert and oriented, febrile, and cachectic, but […]
Abstract Number: 787
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 58 year-old man with a past medical history of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus (HbA1C 9.5%), and Hepatitis C with liver cirrhosis, presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to bibasilar community acquired pneumonia, eventually requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. His hospital course was further complicated by empyema requiring placement […]
Abstract Number: 790
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Dissseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can present as excessive bleeding or involving thromboembolic event. Here in we report a case of 68 year old woman with leukemia presenting in both spectrum of disease. A 68 year-old woman presented with weight loss, fever, and rash. Laboratory studies revealed white count 84 k/µL cells, hemoglobin 8.9 […]
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 […]