Meeting
Abstract Number: 537
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 29 year old male with a history of known dental caries and HIV with a CD4 count of 871/uL and an undetectable viral load presented with one month of right-sided jaw pain and facial numbness. He was initially treated for Bell’s palsy and dental abscess without improvement. It was recommended that he [...]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old female with PMH of iron deficiency anemia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and hernia repair had received iron transfusions as well as blood transfusion. Despite which, her hemoglobin remained low, 7.3gm/dl. She was fatigued, but denied abdominal pain, black stool, vomiting blood, fevers or chills. She had an upper endoscopy that was unremarkable as [...]
Abstract Number: 0682
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 42 year old female with a 5-year history of biopsy-proven eczema presented with two weeks of worsening body pain and skin ulcerations (Figure 1). Six months prior to presentation, she was started on topical steroids and Dupixent without significant improvement. Two months prior to presentation, worsening eosinophilia was noted. On arrival, she [...]