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Abstract Number: 355
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 57 year old Hispanic male with history of AIDS who presented with two weeks of left flank pain, fatigue and fevers. Physical exam showed mild tenderness of the left flank. Labs showed a chronic anemia and an absolute CD4 count of 111. Kidney function was normal, and urinalysis was […]
Abstract Number: 385
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 41 year-old male with HIV/AIDS (diagnosed three years ago), cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), started on combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) three months ago (CD4 270, Viral load (VL) >2000 at the time of initiation of cART), recent VL of 39, who presented with worsening shortness of breath, cough, abdominal pain, abdominal distention and […]
Abstract Number: 391
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old man with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus presented with five days of sore throat and intermittent fever. Two days prior to presentation, he was evaluated with findings including tachycardia with a heart rate of 124, fever to 38.7 degrees C, and an exam notable for tonsillar & oropharyngeal exudate […]
Abstract Number: 420
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Mr. L, a 37-year-old Native American man with alcohol abuse disorder presented to the emergency room with sub-acute development over two days of ataxia, bilateral lower extremity paralysis and loss of sensation below the nipple line. Five days prior, the patient began to feel lethargic and confused. His symptoms progressed to include significant […]
Abstract Number: 422
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 15 year-old female with developmental delay presents with intermittent abdominal pain, decreased appetite, and vaginal discharge. Parents disclose a 30 lbs weight loss over 2 years, along with vaginal discharge that was evaluated by self-swab testing and deemed a “normal variant” from menses. When she presented to her PCP’s office, she was […]
Abstract Number: 434
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 43 year old HIV positive, type I diabetic female (on lopinavir-ritonavir, efavirenz; last CD4 count 942; negative viral load), presented to Emergency Department (ED) with lower back pain radiating bilaterally to buttocks for one week. Physical examination revealed paraspinal tenderness, intact rectal tone and saddle sensation, no motor weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) […]
Abstract Number: 435
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The diagnosis of a sexually active young male who presents with fevers, night sweats, weight loss with opportunistic infections and then found to have an acquired immunodeficiency is going to be HIV except when it isn’t. We present a patient with a presumptive diagnosis of HIV but a negative comprehensive HIV laboratory testing […]
Abstract Number: 449
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 49 year old man with AIDS on anti-retroviral therapy (CD4 count 113) presented to the hospital with dizziness, abdominal pain, and generalized fatigue and malaise. He developed fever as high as 39.9 degree Celsius shortly after admission along with anemia and thrombocytopenia. The patient underwent complete infectious workup including viral and atypical […]
Abstract Number: 471
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), off antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 5 years presented to an outside hospital in July 2022 with diffuse umbilicated skin lesions. Skin scrapings for the monkeypox virus PCR were positive. No medications were prescribed. Days later, the patient was admitted to a different hospital with worsening […]
Abstract Number: 476
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old man presents with painful, progressive bilateral vision loss which began two months prior, and was described as the patient feeling as if he were “looking through a straw”. He noted excruciating eye pain, redness, and tearing. Despite work as a tree trimmer, patient denied known trauma. He endorsed a twenty-pound unintentional […]