Meeting
Abstract Number: J38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male came to the hospital after he noticed dysarthria and progressive bilateral arm and leg weakness, with sensory changes that were progressive over 2 months. At the time of his presentation, his functional status had diminished- he had to use a cane to ambulate. His medical history was pertinent for HIV, […]
Abstract Number: 1073
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with fevers and altered mental status (AMS). He reported 6 months of fevers, with confusion and shortness of breath. He denied cough and sputum production, but endorsed a 20lb unintentional weight loss. He had no history of immunosuppression, imprisonment, or […]
Abstract Number: 1130
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Autoimmune myopathies are rare diseases, with a prevalence of just 9–14 cases per 100,000 people and only about 10% of these have Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). Instead of muscle biopsy, recent guidelines describe IMNM based on antibodies. Here we present a case of Anti-SRP myopathy, a rare subtype of IMNM.This is a case […]
Abstract Number: 1150
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 72 years old Caucasian male presented to the hospital with the complaint of generalized maculopapular rash involving the chest and bilateral upper and lower extremities with the itching for the last 12 hours. He also had been having diarrhea for the last 2 days which was loose watery in consistency and yellowish in […]