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Abstract Number: 1117
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 84 year-old female with metastatic bladder cancer was admitted for a one month history of progressively worsening fatigue, bilateral ptosis, dysphagia, dyspnea, and lower extremity weakness. She was previously diagnosed with localized urothelial carcinoma in 2005 with recurrence in 2017 with pelvic metastases seen on surveillance imaging. She underwent chemotherapy, cystectomy, and […]
Abstract Number: 1120
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 60-year-old gentleman with a history of autoimmune hemolytic anemia presented to emergency department with acute onset of severe left leg pain, edema, and cyanosis. On examination of his left leg, pulses were not palpable distal to posterior tibialis but motor functions remained intact. There were no blebs or bullae noted. He was requiring […]
Abstract Number: 1130
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Autoimmune myopathies are rare diseases, with a prevalence of just 9–14 cases per 100,000 people and only about 10% of these have Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). Instead of muscle biopsy, recent guidelines describe IMNM based on antibodies. Here we present a case of Anti-SRP myopathy, a rare subtype of IMNM.This is a case […]
Abstract Number: 1142
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman with no past medical history presented with right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and pruritus after undergoing a liver biopsy at an outside hospital. At the outside hospital, she had these same symptoms with hyperbilirubinemia and transaminitis. HIDA scan was negative. The liver biopsy showed marked portal and pan-lobular inflammatory infiltration […]
Abstract Number: 1150
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 72 years old Caucasian male presented to the hospital with the complaint of generalized maculopapular rash involving the chest and bilateral upper and lower extremities with the itching for the last 12 hours. He also had been having diarrhea for the last 2 days which was loose watery in consistency and yellowish in […]
Abstract Number: 1171
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 17yo female with sickle cell disease (SCD; HbSS genotype) presented with pain crisis and acute chest syndrome. She was treated with appropriate antibiotics (ceftriaxone/cefdinir and azithromycin). During the first few days of her hospitalization, she required 2 pRBC transfusions for down trending hemoglobin (Hb) and low reticulocyte count. On hospital day 11, […]
Abstract Number: 1179
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 8-year-old HIV-negative boy presented to a hospital in Malawi in septic shock secondary to typhoid fever with ileocecal perforation. He underwent repair and peritoneal washout without bowel resection. He was treated with ceftriaxone, metronidazole and supportive care. Initial labs were notable for hemoglobin of 10g/dl, platelets of 22/dL, and WBC 2.8/dL. Two […]
Abstract Number: 1244
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old male with past-medical-history significant for cerebral palsy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for ventriculomegaly was admitted with fever. Patient had completed a course of levofloxacin before admission. Patient was started on azithromycin and meropenem, for possible aspiration pneumonia, because of penicillin allergy. He continued to be febrile with elevated leukocytes despite antibiotics. Considering […]