Meeting
Abstract Number: 627
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 33 year old male with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated by recurrent diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) presented with ataxia, lethargy, cough, and dyspnea. He had been recently exposed to high intensity immunosuppression for his DAH as it was thought to be secondary to SLE. However, it was later diagnosed as herpes simplex […]
Abstract Number: 862
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 42 year old male with history of active substance abuse and multiple psychiatric diagnosis who presented with acute onset of progressive weakness and multiple cranial nerve palsies (extra ocular, facial and bulbar involvement) in the setting of recent IV and subcutaneous heroin use. Patient initially had onset of generalized fatigue, dysarthria and left […]
Abstract Number: 888
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old man with no previous psychiatric or significant medical history was brought in by his family to the emergency department for an abnormal behavior included inability to speak and ambulate, motor restlessness, cessation of eating and drinking, and incontinence of feces for one week. Initial vital signs: afebrile and normotensive. On exam, […]