Meeting
Abstract Number: 282
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver failure and cancer. Half of 3.5 million infected persons in the U.S. know their status, and 43% have access to care. Despite antivirals that make HCV curable, barriers persist including insufficient screening and late diagnosis. Many infected individuals access healthcare but are not […]
Abstract Number: 1078
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54 y/o lady with a past medical history of HCV cirrhosis s/p Harvoni treated 5 years ago, IVDU now on methadone who presented to the ER with a lower extremity rash that started two days ago. They were multiple tender nonblanching, red to purple petechial and purpuric lesions on the bilateral lower […]