Meeting
Abstract Number: 830
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is known for its diverse clinical presentations. We present the case of a 41-year-old African American male prisoner with an initial presentation featuring bilateral submandibular, sublingual, and parotid swelling with concurrent facial angioedema and fever. The patient was presumed to have Ludwig’s Angina, yet initial treatment with broad spectrum […]
Abstract Number: 862
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old male without medical history presented with right sided throat pain, fever and chills for 3 days. He also had a painful swelling behind his left ear for 4 weeks. In the emergency department, examination showed an erythematous and edematous right tonsil with local mass effect on the uvula with left-sided displacement […]