Meeting
Abstract Number: 597
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African-American male with a history of hepatitis C virus, syphilis and substance abuse history presented with a 1-day history of painful, blue discoloration of toes, ears, and nose associated with exquisitely tender, hyperpigmented and edematous distal upper and lower extremities. The patient’s urine drug screen was positive for cocaine. The location […]
Abstract Number: 670
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 67 year- old man presented with three weeks of progressively worsening painful ulcers in bilateral lower extremities and fingers. The lesions started as numerous erythematous lesions on his legs and fingers five months ago that subsequently turned into inflamed blisters and ultimately evolved into painful crusted ulcers. He was treated with antibiotics and […]