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Search Results for Myositis
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 […]
Abstract Number: 493
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old man presented to an outside hospital emergency department with a complaint of worsening left hip pain and swelling. He attributed the pain to a sports related injury from a baseball tournament he had participated in the prior week. He was diagnosed with muscle strain on two previous emergency department visits. Additional […]
Abstract Number: 494
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old man with a history of relapsing juvenile dermatomyositis inactive for five years presented with one week of anosmia, dysgeusia, and rash. He also had fatigue and myalgias but no fevers, cough, or dyspnea. His exam was notable for a diffuse maculopapular rash with occasional crusted papules on the proximal upper and […]
Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian male with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to his primary care provider with a 6-week history of an erythematous rash with associated proximal limb weakness but without complaint of breathing or swallowing difficulties. Statin-induced rash with myopathy were suspected so his statin was stopped, and he was referred for skin […]
Abstract Number: 534
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia on atorvastatin and type 2 diabetes presenting with progressive muscle pain and weakness. Who reports proximal muscle weakness, worsening over four years, and most prominent in the lower extremities. He started atorvastatin approximately one year prior to evaluation and has a family history […]
Abstract Number: 538
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old woman with recently diagnosed endometrial cancer presented with two weeks of dysphagia and progressive upper extremity weakness. On exam she was dysarthric with oral mucous retention and poor dentition; she had left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy. Neurologically, cranial nerves were intact except shoulder shrug, and shoulder girdle strength was 3+/5 bilaterally with […]
Abstract Number: 542
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60 year old man with a prior history of cutaneous sarcoidosis was admitted to the hospital with fatigue, myalgias, fever, and hypotension. His physical exam revealed a maculopapular erythematous rash on his trunk and bilateral lower extremities. Of note, three weeks prior to his presentation, he was treated with a ten day […]
Abstract Number: 556
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 44 year-old Hispanic female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism presented from her endocrinologist with a diffuse, maculopapular rash, including the face, hands, wrists, torso, arms and legs. The rash had been intermittent for the past six years, painful, pruritic, and exacerbated by sunlight. She also complained of joint pain and […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a 79-year-old female with a history of stage 3 chronic kidney disease and Sjogren’s syndrome who presented with a two month history of worsening malaise and arthralgia, and a two day history of abdominal distention. On admission, laboratory testing revealed an alkaline phosphatase of 132U/L, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of 195U/L, alanine […]
Abstract Number: 575
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old female patient with a medical history of coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HTN), and mixed hyperlipidemia presented to our medical facility, reporting chest pain. She underwent a left heart catheterization, revealing significant stenosis in the proximal right coronary artery (RCA), which was successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and […]