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Abstract Number: 553
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 62-year-old Eastern European female with no significant past medical history who was brought to the emergency department after a sustaining a syncopal episode. At the time of exam, she was largely asymptomatic, and her review of systems was positive for a brief isolated episode of mild chest pain that […]
Abstract Number: 567
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 36 year-old man with no significant past medical history who presented with 1.5 months of worsening left sided low back pain and sciatica that rapidly progressed to bilateral leg weakness. Three days prior to presentation, he lost his ability to ambulate and had an episode of fecal incontinence associated […]
Abstract Number: 577
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with one week of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and fever. Two weeks prior, she reported a non-specific flu-like illness. On admission, she was febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. She had a toxic appearance and a firm, diffusely tender abdomen. She had no oropharyngeal, pulmonary, […]
Abstract Number: 582
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 44 year-old woman presented with 10 days of acute onset decreased vision. She reported “floaters” and bright flashes in her eyes, left worse than right. Her eyes felt “tired,” but not painful and she had no headache. A retinal specialist found bilateral optic nerve and macular edema, worse in her left eye. […]
Abstract Number: 584
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Anaplasmosis phagocytophilum is a rare, emerging tick borne illness transmitted by the Ixodes Scapularis tick endemic to the North Central and Northeastern United States. With an incidence of 6.1 cases per million in 2010, patients often present with nonspecific symptoms such as fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and transamintis. Cases outside of endemic areas are […]
Abstract Number: 611
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 53y/o Hispanic woman with a history of cervical cancer in 2001 s/p treatment now in remission, HTN, and a recent diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in 5/2023 on treatment with Infliximab who presented with recurrent fevers, diarrhea, and abdominal pain in the setting of new ascites for the past several weeks. Patient had previously […]
Abstract Number: 613
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 56-year-old female with mitral valve prolapse presented to a Georgia hospital with several days of headache and chest pain. Six weeks prior to admission (PTA), she visited her family ranch in west Texas for three weeks. One week PTA, she developed fever, myalgias, fatigue, and pleuritic chest pain. Her chest […]
Abstract Number: 621
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male presented to the emergency department multiple times the month prior to admission with progressively worsening right ankle and wrist pain, generalized myalgia, fatigue and worsening hoarseness of voice. His past medical history was notable for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (in remission for 2 years) complicated by aspergillus pneumonia. On the presentation […]
Abstract Number: 644
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old man presented with 1 week of fevers, chills, fatigue, myalgias, cough, hemoptysis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and confusion. One month prior to presentation the patient started a new job performing sanitation and sewage work in basements. On presentation, he was afebrile, with pulse 98 and blood pressure 98/71. Exam was notable for […]
Abstract Number: 645
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old male with history of methamphetamine use presented with a one-week history of neck, shoulder, and wrist pain, intermittent radiculopathy, fevers, chills, myalgias, and arthralgias, and a one-day history of confusion. He denied rash, urinary symptoms, diarrheal illness, IV drug use, recent travel, and new sexual contacts. On admission, he was afebrile, […]