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Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24 yo male with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), and pyoderma gangrenosum presented with fever to 102.9F and rash for 2 days. He had a diffuse, erythematous, un-raised, itchy rash which started on his arms and spread to his chest and back. He had recently […]
Abstract Number: 672
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male with past medical history significant for hypertension, alcohol use disorder in remission, known grade I esophageal varices, and cirrhosis who presented with confusion and oral mucosa bleeding. He was tachycardic to 100 but had adequate blood pressure of 106/68. Initial labs remarkable for hemoglobin 9.4 g/dL and platelet count 1 […]
Abstract Number: 757
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old female with a past medical history of breast cancer diagnosed one-year prior status post lumpectomy, adjuvant radiation, and letrozole, who presented to the hospital with a 1.5 month history of cough, night sweats, fevers, and weight loss. She reported the cough was initially productive of yellow […]
Abstract Number: 770
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year old man with a history of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) of unclear etiology was admitted with a three-week history of progressively worsening fatigue, weakness and lightheadedness. Further questioning revealed a 12 month history of hemoptysis which he described as productive of about a half-dollar amount of blood every morning. He […]
Abstract Number: 803
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female with PMH of hypertension presented with 3-days of worsening shortness of breath, general malaise and increasing home oxygen (O2) requirements. She was recently discharged from an outside hospital with home O2 and oral antibiotics for pneumonia. The patient was admitted for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure presumed secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. […]
Abstract Number: 846
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with 8 days of generalized weakness, fatigue, and myalgia. She reported headaches and shortness of breath but denied fever, chills or hematochezia. Vitals were stable and physical exam was unremarkable except for splenomegaly, scleral icterus, and mucosal pallor. Hemoglobin was 4.0 on admission, down from […]
Abstract Number: 884
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 68-year-old obese woman with history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) presented with weakness and abdominal pain after failed outpatient treatment for UTI with Nitrofurantoin. During hospitalization, she was noted to be dyspneic and hypoxemic. Patient denied chest pain or discomfort, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, dizziness, syncope or pre-syncope, slurred speech or focal […]
Abstract Number: 965
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is a disease characterized by persistently low CD4 T-cell counts without HIV infection or any other discernible cause of T-cell suppression. Individuals with ICL are at increased risk of opportunistic infections, lymphomas, and autoimmune diseases. Diagnosis can be difficult, and prognosis can vary widely depending on the diseases that […]