Meeting
Abstract Number: 125
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Pregnant patients labeled with a penicillin allergy (PcnA) and charted as Group B streptococcus (GBS) positive can spread this infection to their baby during a vaginal delivery resulting in serious illness for their newborns. GBS is the most common cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period during the first week of […]
Abstract Number: 625
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old para 2 healthy female presented with left shoulder pain 4 weeks after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery at 41 weeks gestation. Rectovaginal swab and culture obtained at 37 weeks gestation was negative for group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization. One week postpartum, she developed a fever of 100.8 F, left shoulder pain and […]
Abstract Number: 776
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 69-year old male with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus type II and cryptogenic cirrhosis with esophageal varices presented to the emergency department with one day of acute bilateral vision loss. The patient endorsed burning pain, photophobia and significant discharge from both eyes. He denied fevers, chills or recent trauma. On […]
Abstract Number: B48
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with a past medical history of poorly controlled diabetes and remote intravenous drug use was evaluated for a right chest wall infection. 1 week prior to presentation, he had chest wall erythema, pain resulting in decreased range of motion, fevers, chills, decreased appetite, and weight loss. He presented to an […]