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Abstract Number: 509
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old healthy female presented for three weeks of abdominal pain, loose non-bloody stools accompanied by night sweats and an eight-pound weight loss. Initial exam was only significant for diffuse abdominal pain. An abdominal X-ray demonstrated a unique appearing paravertebral stripe which prompted a follow up MRI abdomen/pelvis. MRI imaging revealed a 5.8 […]
Abstract Number: 511
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 55-year old female with no reported past medical or surgical history presented for evaluation of sharp epigastric pain radiating into her lower abdomen. The pain began two days prior upon awakening with associated bloating. She also reported nausea worsened by food but denied vomiting. Her last bowel movement was one day prior […]
Abstract Number: 516
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 34 year old lady with AML presented with diarrhea of 2 days duration and was found to be positive for Salmonella on GI PCR, which was subsequently confirmed on stool culture.She was started on Ciprofloxacin for treatment and discharged. Returned 2 days later with resolved diarrhea but was febrile and now found to […]
Abstract Number: 517
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old male presented with progressive bilateral upper extremity weakness, diplopia and neck pain of 1 week duration. Patient noted to have bilateral facial droop, weakness and areflexia of both upper extremities on physical exam. He reported having fevers and bloody diarrhea a few months prior to presentation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of […]
Abstract Number: 533
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old man with no previous medical history presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for one week. Labs were significant for white blood cell (WBC) count 3.4 k/ul with decreased lymphocytes along with mild elevation of transaminases and lipase. He was thought to have viral gastroenteritis and was discharged. […]
Abstract Number: 534
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 92-year-old women with a medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and surgical resection of colon and renal cancer presented to the emergency department with high-grade fever and purulent sputum. She visited her primary care physician with the complaint of fever 5 days prior to visiting our hospital and was prescribed antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 539
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for dizziness secondary to heart failure exacerbation and incidentally found to have thrombocytopenia of 141,000 on admission. Over the next 72 hours, the patient’s platelet count decreased by over 50% to 51,000 while all other cell lines remained stable. The patient had not received any […]
Abstract Number: 541
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 18-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with four days of worsening fever, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, headache, and difficulty swallowing. One month prior, he presented to an urgent care with an enlarged tender lump below his chin and swollen lymph nodes. He was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis (IM) and […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Talaromycosis (formerly known as Penicilliosis) is a rare fungal disease that predominantly affects immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV and low CD4 cell counts, from endemic regions (e.g., Southeast Asia). There have been a limited number of cases reported worldwide, with a travel-related exposure. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient […]
Abstract Number: 551
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a medical history significant for unmanaged type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with generalized body weakness associated with 5 days of melena and coffee ground emesis in the setting of heavy use of naproxen for chronic severe lower back pain. He reported recent visits to a […]