Meeting
Abstract Number: 488
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 27-year-old male with lupus anticoagulant with hypoprothrombinemia syndrome (LAHPS)/triple positive antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) in the setting of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) on hydroxychloroquine, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and prednisone for immunosuppression, who presented to the ER with worsening right upper quadrant and epigastric pain. RUQ US […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43 year-old-woman with no known medical history presented with two months intermittent fever, cough, pleurisy, hematuria, and weight loss. On exam she had diffuse crackles and lower extremity edema. The patient was intubated for respiratory distress. Laboratory workup revealed acute anemia and urinalysis consistent with nephritic syndrome. Chest x-ray showed bilateral diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 595
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 20 year old man with history of Systemic Lupus erythematous (SLE) with Lupus nephritis presented to the hospital with cough and hemoptysis for the past few days. He was found to have severe anemia (5.4 mg/dl), thrombocytopenia (52,000/mm3), elevated LDH (829), low haptoglobin (<8), hypocomplentemia (low C3 and C4), schistocytes on peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 825
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Introduction:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that most commonly affects younger women. Late onset SLE is relatively rare and represents a specific subgroup. Laryngeal involvement in SLE is uncommon and has a wide range of disease severity. Case: A 68 year old female patient with history of diabetes mellitus type […]