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Search Results for Myositis
Abstract Number: 119
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Individuals with autoantibodies against melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) are reported to have a significant risk of developing rapidly progressive and fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD) in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis patients (CADM). Previous cohort studies of dermatomyositis patients who have been systematically evaluated for the presence of anti-MDA5 antibodies and associated clinical features and […]
Abstract Number: 322
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old African American male with hyperlipidemia on a statin presented with two days of generalized abdominal pain, malaise, and weakness. Physical exam was unremarkable. Initial labs were notable for WBCs of 22.7 X103/ml, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) of 28,992 U/L, BUN/Cr of 82/2.02, and AST of 957 U/L. Urine dipstick was positive for […]
Abstract Number: 377
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female with a history of morbid obesity and hypertension presented with three weeks of progressive dyspnea and productive cough. She was previously diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and completed two five-day courses of azithromycin, without improvement in her symptoms. She denied smoking but reported increased smoke inhalation due to local forest fires. […]
Abstract Number: 413
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old female presented to the ER with a 1-week history of painful swelling of her right upper back not alleviated by NSAIDs or warm packs. She denied a history of recent trauma or fever. She has a history of surgical removal of a cranial myofibroma at 5 months of age and persistent […]
Abstract Number: 421
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 8-year-old female with a 10-day history of intermittent myalgia and fatigue presented to the emergency department after waking with severe, diffuse myalgias. Initial laboratory work-up included CBC, CMP and CPK. Most significant was a CPK of 35,000 units/L. Aggressive fluid repletion was started for presumed viral induced rhabdomyolysis. After 5 days of […]
Abstract Number: 454
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Caucasian woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation presented with persistent exertional dyspnea, fatigue, malaise, and anorexia for the past few days. She was recently discharged for community-acquired pneumonia twice at another institution without improvement of nonproductive cough, mild proximal muscle weakness, and exertional dyspnea. She was […]
Abstract Number: 462
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63 year old male with no past medical history was admitted with five months of bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness as well as a pruritic, erythematous rash on his face, arms, and back. This was followed by progressive dysphagia. Initial workup, including a pectoralis muscle biopsy showing necrotizing myopathy, and MRI […]
Abstract Number: 481
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 67 year old Caucasian male with history of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lobe of the left lung was admitted to the hospital after his pre-chemotherapy laboratory work at his oncologist showed elevated liver enzymes (AST 162, ALT 141), elevated CK (2856), CK-MB (104) and elevated troponin (0.83). The patient had […]
Abstract Number: 483
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man with hypertension and osteoarthritis presented with fever, cough, dyspnea, and weight loss for 2 months. Prior to admission, he had received antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia without improvement. Physical exam showed multiple ulcers at the base and sides of tongue, bilateral palmar erythematous papules with ulceration and scaling, bilateral erythematous plaques […]
Abstract Number: 491
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old woman with history of non-small cell lung cancer status post chemoradiation five years ago presented with acute onset of diffuse muscle weakness and swelling in bilateral forearms and legs, with a “woody” texture on palpation but without fluctuance. BP and HR were normal, but she had recurrent fevers as high as […]