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Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 62-year-old man with recent hospitalization for septic shock due to toe osteomyelitis,complicated by severe C. difficile infection requiring fecal transplant 3 weeks prior to admission,presenting with confusion,right-sided weakness,and ataxia.Symptoms were first noted 2 weeks after the fecal transplant and consisted of depressed mood and right shoulder weakness.Neurological exam was notable for neglect of […]
Abstract Number: 756
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Case Presentation:A 36 year-old male with a history of HIV adequately controlled with Biktarvy and recent monkeypox infection presented with acute onset of rapidly ascending lower extremity paralysis. He presented to the ED for primary concern of severe left upper quadrant and back pain. He also noted bilateral lower extremity numbness below the […]
Abstract Number: 763
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 15-year-old male presented with sharp, constant back pain following a mechanical fall from standing height two days previously. He did not have any loss of consciousness and was able to ambulate following the injury. The back pain started immediately after the fall and continued to worsen over the following two days. He […]
Abstract Number: 773
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 46 year-old gentleman presents with an acute worsening of his chronic low back pain with radiation and paresthesias down his left leg. On admission, he was febrile, tachycardiac and uncomfortable appearing. He has point tenderness of lumbar spine, normal rectal tone, 2+ patellar, Achilles reflexes and 5/5 strength in bilateral upper and […]
Abstract Number: 774
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female was referred for an infectious disease consultation for severe lower back pain, 40 lbs weight lost over 6 months and abnormal MRI imaging consistent with discitis. She was in excellent health until 6 months prior to presentation, when she developed left gluteus muscle swelling, severe left hip and lower back […]
Abstract Number: 777
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 3-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with a 5-week history of recurrent fevers as well as bilateral lower extremity pain with difficulty to ambulate. Imaging of the femur revealed focal lucencies in the proximal femoral shaft. The leading diagnosis at admission was malignancy given the length of […]
Abstract Number: 792
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 51 year old female with a past medical history of asthma, who presented with worsening, constant, right-sided frontal headaches for 1 month. Her headaches were associated with periorbital swelling and tenderness to palpation and swelling of her right scalp near a scar from a trauma 28 years ago. A […]
Abstract Number: 793
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old female patient presented to the hospital with intermittent fever and frontal headache for the past month and sudden onset bilateral lower limb sensorimotor weakness along with sphincter dysfunction for the past 2 days. There was no history of neck rigidity or back pain. No incidence of trauma, dizziness, or loss of […]
Abstract Number: 795
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61 year old female presented to the ED with rapidly progressing lower extremity weakness, gait abnormalities, and urinary incontinence. Her neurologic exam was pertinent for bilateral lower extremity motor deficits, diminished reflexes, and weakened rectal tone. MRI spine without contrast showed no cord compression prompting further evaluation with LP. CSF showed elevated […]
Abstract Number: 810
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old patient with history of type 2 diabetes (A1c 9.5%) was admitted to the podiatry service following a partial fifth ray resection for osteomyelitis. Bone cultures grew MRSA and ID recommended 6 weeks of IV daptomycin due to an allergy to vancomycin. His post-op course was complicated by multiple days of recurrent […]