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Search Results for Kaposi
Abstract Number: 718
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Mr. J is a 47 year old male with a history of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CD4 count of 183), chronic kidney disease stage 3 (baseline creatinine of 1.5 mg/dL) and Castleman Disease (CD, previously treated with rituximab) who presented initially with complaints of fevers, dyspnea, generalized weakness, and swelling to the lower […]
Abstract Number: 739
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 19-year old female with history of atopic dermatitis and herpes simplex virus (HSV) labialis presented with a 3 day complaint of facial rash. The rash was preceded by two days of sore throat, fever, and body aches. She was initially evaluated at an urgent care clinic where she was prescribed cephalexin for […]
Abstract Number: 754
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man originally from West Africa presented with two episodes of hematemesis over one day and with intermittent diffuse abdominal pain and fatigue over one week. He is a known HIV/AIDS patient with poor compliance along with a history of chronic Hepatitis B cirrhosis and moderate-sized varices, H. pylori with non-compliance with […]
Abstract Number: 767
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old MSM with a newly diagnosed HIV presented with shortness of breath and cough. He stated that he became sick 5 weeks ago at which point he made an appointment to see his PMD where he was diagnosed with RML pneumonia and was given 5 day course of oral antibiotics. He […]
Abstract Number: 832
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Patient is a 37-year-old male with a history of HIV, Kaposi’s sarcoma, substance abuse, Hepatitis C, and heart failure. Patient was previously treated for cryptococcal meningitis, neurosyphilis, VZV encephalitis, and ESBL UTI. He presents to the hospital due to shortness of breath, facial pain, malaise, neck stiffness, and abdominal pain with bilious vomiting. […]
Abstract Number: A30
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male with recent diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (CD4 580/mm³ and viral load 1.2 million/mm³) and Kaposi sarcoma (KS) was transferred to our hospital for refractory thrombocytopenia. Prior to his presentation, he experienced a month of fatigue, night sweats, weight loss, and facial and neck swelling. His outside hospital workup […]
Abstract Number: A37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old male with no known past medical history presents with worsening chronic cough of one-year duration. He also reports shortness of breath and increasing fatigue during the same timeframe. On presentation, he is noted to have numerous umbilicated facial lesions that are actively bleeding. He was febrile to 103F, tachycardic to 130s, […]
Abstract Number: B40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with no known past medical history presented with 2-month history of facial swelling and progressively worsening dysphagia. This was associated with diffuse, painless, purplish skin lesions involving multiple body parts. On admission, patient was hemodynamically stable. Examination was remarkable for oral candidiasis, diffuse purplish nodules of varying sizes involving his […]
Abstract Number: B42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV (CD4 57/mm3), not on antiretroviral therapy (ART), presented to the hospital with shortness of breath for several days. He was severely hypoxic, requiring high-flow nasal cannula oxygen. Chest x-ray showed bilateral infiltrates. He was treated empirically with vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for bacterial pneumonia, and Bactrim and […]
Abstract Number: E34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man from Central America with a history of newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (CD4 119 cells/mm^3, CD4 8%, viral load 61,000 copies/mL) presented with two months of progressive shortness of breath. Physical exam was remarkable for anasarca, diffuse cutaneous purpuric plaques as well as bilateral respiratory crackles. Chest x-ray revealed bilateral […]