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Abstract Number: 689
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Progressive dysphagia associated with weight loss is usually related to upper gastrointestinal cancer. As a differential diagnosis, fungal infections may present with a similar clinical presentation due to upper GI lesions. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) infection is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, especially important in rural areas of Latin America. […]
Abstract Number: 713
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 51 year old woman with lichen planus presented with dysphagia to solids and liquids, excess oral secretions, and globus sensation for three days. Her history included hypothyroidism, GERD, and episodic dysphagia for two years. Surgical history included a prior endoscopy revealing nonspecific esophagitis. The patient had no toxic habits and family history […]
Abstract Number: 762
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 16-month-old male with a history of reactive airway disease presented to clinic for evaluation of vomiting for four months. He had a history of chronic cough and had been started on acid suppression for gastroesophageal reflux but did not have any improvement in symptoms. His physical examination was unremarkable. He also had […]
Abstract Number: 772
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of progressive dysphagia, first to solid food, then to liquids and oral secretions. She endorsed hoarseness and mild lateral neck and chin pain, but denied trauma, headache, neck stiffness, and rash. Her past medical history included gastroesophageal reflux and remote esophageal erosions with normal follow-up […]
Abstract Number: 781
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 72-year-old man presented with several months of progressive weakness and dysphagia with a 70-pound weight loss. He was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 4 months prior based on serology and synovial biopsy and was started on hydroxychloroquine. Previous work up for weight loss and dysphagia revealed a mild stricture versus delay in […]
Abstract Number: 840
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 77-year-old woman who presented with a two-day history of progressively worsening oropharyngeal dysphagia, dysphonia and left upper extremity weakness. She was discharged from the hospital three days prior for a three-month history of a pruritic rash. During the previous hospitalization, she was noted to have facial erythema, Shawl and […]
Abstract Number: 856
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old man presented with chronic complaints of dysphagia to solids for 20 years associated with choking, regurgitation, postprandial cough and shortness of breath. Clinical evaluation revealed tolerance to liquids with persistent globus sensation, and difficulty swallowing solids, requiring concomitant liquid intake. Video-fluoroscopic modified barium swallow did not show evidence of aspiration. Considering […]
Abstract Number: 859
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old female patient presented to the clinic with a decade-long history of severe joint pain in her hands, escalating weakness in her arms and legs, difficulty gripping or holding objects, dysphagia, impacting daily activities. Past medical history includes sicca complex and fibromyalgia, with a family history of her sister having rheumatoid arthritis. […]
Abstract Number: 910
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a 3-week history of dysphagia and ~30lb weight loss. He had been transferred to the ED after a failed formal swallow evaluation, nearly three weeks after the onset of symptoms, during which he demonstrated significant aspiration even with thick liquids. In addition […]
Abstract Number: 946
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old female with past medical history of cervical (C4/C5/C6) spine fusion presented with one-year history of swallowing difficulties. She noted that over the past year she has developed steadily worsening swallow ability from solids to liquids associated with frequent coughing when eating. She has also lost approximately 20 pounds due to reduced […]