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Search Results for Mucormycosis
Abstract Number: P7
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute viral illness affecting multiple systems caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Ever since its first detection in Wuhan, China in Nov 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 220 million people causing more than 4.5 million deaths worldwide and the numbers are increasing. [1] Dexamethasone, a steroid […]
Abstract Number: 416
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 30 year old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis, episodes of alcoholic hepatitis and pancreatitis, was transferred to a tertiary care hospital from a community hospital for a liver transplant evaluation. On admission, she had a MELD score of 33. The patient was not a candidate for liver transplant due to […]
Abstract Number: 462
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old man with no history of diabetes presented with right sided facial swelling and was found to have HbA1c of 14%. He was treated for sinusitis with augmentin and discharged with close follow-up for new-onset diabetes mellitus type 2. A few days later, he developed new left eye blindness necessitating readmission. On […]
Abstract Number: 495
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female with a history of NASH cirrhosis and insulin dependent diabetes was sent from the Hepatology clinic for elevated Creatinine from 1.8 to 4.8 mg/dL. Her vital signs were stable and she was admitted for the management of suspected hepatorenal syndrome. Her hospital course was complicated by 5 weeks of ICU […]
Abstract Number: 595
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Patient is a 41-year-old male with no relevant medical history who presented with 3 days of right orbital swelling. Accompanying symptoms included fevers, chills, and tinnitus. There was erythema above the right vermillion border with extension to the nasal cavity and right orbit. Sensation to light touch was decreased over the V2 nerve […]
Abstract Number: 664
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 32 year old male with alcohol abuse and Kratom use was initially hospitalized for 7 days for acute alcoholic pancreatitis and discharged with corticosteroids due to concern for alcoholic hepatitis. On day 14 of corticosteroids, he was readmitted for acute blood loss anemia requiring transfusion. Initial esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed gastric mucormycosis on […]
Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old female with controlled type 2 DM (A1C 7%, diet control), hypertension and left-eye glaucoma with resultant vision loss was initially admitted for atypical chest pain. She reported unintentional weight loss of 30 pounds in three months and progressive blurry vision of her right eye for 4 months, which had been evaluated […]
Abstract Number: 724
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old female with a history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) type 1 presented with altered mental status, abdominal pain, and tenderness. On presentation, she was afebrile, hemodynamically stable. Further workup revealed leukocytosis 27000/ml, acute kidney injury with creatinine 2.47 mg/dl, blood glucose 1000 + mg/dl; glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c 11.5%); amylase […]
Abstract Number: 729
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old Hispanic man with a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and glioblastoma multiforme treated with right parietal craniotomy and temozolomide, presented with fever, headache, and odynophagia. He reported a week of odynophagia with solids and liquids, worsening headaches, and fever of 100.4 F. His last cycle of temozolomide and radiation […]
Abstract Number: 766
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 50 year old female with history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, alcohol use disorder, and mood disorder was found down and unresponsive. She was intubated in the ED and admitted to the ICU for further management. Initial laboratory data was concerning for diabetic ketoacidosis, with a pH of 6.8, glucose 794 mg/dL, […]