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Search Results for Lymphoma
Abstract Number: 766
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old African American man with no prior medical history presented with two weeks of sharp lower back pain radiating to the left flank and leg with associated tingling. He also reported night sweats, chills, and subjective fevers during this time. He denied recent weight loss, bowel and bladder dysfunction, IV drug use, […]
Abstract Number: 783
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male presented to our hospital with four weeks of worsening fatigue, shortness of breath and a 15lb weight loss due to anorexia. He was short of breath walking up a single flight of stairs, which resolved with rest. He had no environmental exposures, sick contacts or recent travel. His mother had […]
Abstract Number: 784
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old Japanese man presented to his primary care physician with a 3-month history of epigastric pain, fever, and unintentional weight loss. Upper endoscopy showed only a gastric polyp. Abdominal computed tomography showed small intestinal dilatation accompanied by adhesion to the sigmoid colon, and perianal abscess. Crohn’s disease was suspected and he was […]
Abstract Number: 791
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old Japanese man presented with a 5-month history of bilateral leg edema. He visited his family doctor 3 months ago and started taking furosemide, but the symptom didn’t improve. His past medical history included chronic atrial fibrillation. He reported malaise, constipation and weight gain but denied fever or night sweats. On admission, […]
Abstract Number: 794
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 78 y/o M with past medical history of Diabetes Mellitus type 2, Dyslipidemia ,RCC s/p partial nephrectomy presented with altered mental status. Symptoms started with fatigue, generalized weakness, SOB, 18-20 pound weight loss, constipation ,loss of appetite and confusion that started 1 month ago. Patient appeared frail, was not oriented to time, place […]
Abstract Number: 798
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with atopic dermatitis (managed with topical triamcinolone) presented with three weeks of a diffuse pruritic eczematous rash, anorexia, and a 15-lb weight loss. Vital signs were normal, but he was cachectic (BMI 15) with palpable inguinal lymphadenopathy and erythroderma affecting over 90% of his body. He was admitted for inability […]
Abstract Number: 802
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 67 year old female patient with diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma with extensive nodal disease involving the lower thorax, abdomen, pelvis and central nervous system (CNS) presented with generalized weakness, acute confusion and fevers. Her recent treatment history included systemic chemotherapy with dose adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, rituximab (DA-EPOCH-R) and intrathecal […]
Abstract Number: 828
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented to the emergency department with subacute onset cough and shortness of breath. Medical history was significant for development of HIV after failed post-exposure prophylaxis with brief achievement of undetectable viral load on antiretroviral therapy (ART) followed by inability to […]
Abstract Number: 850
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Drug induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS/DRESS) is a severe reaction to an identifiable drug, manifesting as a rash, eosinophilia, lymphadenopathy, fever and frequently internal organ involvement. Though recovery is often achieved with early identification and withdrawal of the offending agent, mortality can reach 5-10% due to resulting fulminant hepatic failure, multiorgan failure, myocarditis or […]
Abstract Number: 864
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 83-year-old man visiting from rural Mexico, presented with one-month-old diffuse, painful, multinodular subcutaneous lesions with a pruritic rash on the left leg. A week prior to admission, the patient reported new inguinal and upper extremity lesions and a violaceous, pruritic, non-painful, maculopapular rash at the waistband with progression to the upper arms. […]