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Search Results for Evans Syndrome
Abstract Number: 472
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with a history of early-stage breast cancer—was treated six years prior. She was subsequently admitted multiple times over the following years for pancytopenia, which was thought to be multifactorial—due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and auto-immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Therefore, she received a supportive blood transfusion, intravenous immunoglobulins, and rituximab for suspected […]
Abstract Number: 594
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 84-year-old woman with a past medical history of HTN, DM2, CHF, and hypothyroidism presented to an offsite ED after falling on her buttock when rising from a kitchen chair. She had an uneventful course of COVID-19 four weeks prior. Over the last 2 weeks, she developed progressive weakness. Upon arrival at the […]
Abstract Number: 697
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 81-year-old man initially presented to his primary care physician for a persistent cough of three weeks associated with new onset shortness of breath when climbing stairs. He had a normal chest X-Ray, but also a mild anemia. Initial work-up was targeted at evaluation for a gastrointestinal bleed. He underwent a CT abdomen/pelvis, upper […]
Abstract Number: 703
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old female with metastatic small cell lung cancer involving brain, liver, and bones was admitted via ED with generalized weakness, mild confusion, and decreased oral intake for 3 days. She was initiated on immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors, ipilimumab (human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4)-blocking antibody) and nivolumab (a programmed death receptor-1 […]
Abstract Number: 796
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 27 year old previous healthy male presented to the Emergency Department with 4 days of progressive fatigue and scleral icterus. These symptoms were preceded by 2 days of a nonproductive cough. Upon presentation, the patient’s labs were notable for an indirect hyperbilirubinemia of 5.9 mg/dL. Complete blood count revealed a macrocytic anemia […]
Abstract Number: 1051
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old African-American female with a history of multiple sclerosis complicated by paraplegia, neurogenic bladder, and seizures presented to the hospital with a syncopal episode and was found to have a hemoglobin of 2.9 (12.0 to 16.0 gm/dL) with red blood cell count RBC 0.96 (4.00 – 5.20×10^6/uL), lactate dehydrogenase 639 (