Meeting
Abstract Number: 467
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 40 year old woman with history of stroke at age 35 was admitted from an outside hospital with a CT-PE scan showing diffuse “osteoblastic” lesions and bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. She complained of progressive weakness and painful paresthesias in her upper and lower extremities, diffuse body swelling, and a 100-lb weight loss all [...]
Abstract Number: 797
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with a history of Castleman disease presented outpatient with painful progressive “stocking-and-glove” polyneuropathy. She was referred for EMG, which demonstrated significant sensorimotor neuropathy. Notable lab findings months prior included new subclinical hypothyroidism, normocytic anemia, and thrombocytosis. Given her presentation, she was admitted for expedited evaluation. Upon arrival, neurology and hematology [...]
Abstract Number: M37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus developed tingling, numbness, and burning pain in his feet and calves. He was prescribed gabapentin for presumed diabetic neuropathy but had no relief. Five years later, on a routine MRI of the spine for chronic low back pain, multiple sclerotic [...]