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Search Results for Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Abstract Number: 395
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 11-month-old female was admitted to the hospital with new onset of skin lesions. One month prior to admission, her parents noticed “bumps on her bottom.” They initially thought the bumps were secondary to insect bites, and took her to a local urgent care, where she was prescribed topical antibiotic ointment. […]
Abstract Number: 482
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 28-year old healthy female was admitted seven days post-operatively following Cesarean section for abdominal wound complications. On admission, she was septic; her scar was tender and erythematous with surrounding purple discoloration. Within a few hours, the edges of her scar turned dusky, extending well outside the originally marked boundaries. Aggressive debridement of […]
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24 yo male with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), and pyoderma gangrenosum presented with fever to 102.9F and rash for 2 days. He had a diffuse, erythematous, un-raised, itchy rash which started on his arms and spread to his chest and back. He had recently […]
Abstract Number: 656
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of polysubstance abuse, with a preference for cocaine, presented to the emergency department complaining of right groin pain. He was diagnosed with purulent cellulitis and broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics were initiated. Initial blood work found low WBC (3.7 x 103/mcL), with a low neutrophilic […]
Abstract Number: 659
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 55 year old male with history of ulcerative colitis and iron deficiency anemia presented to the emergency department with a 1 week history of progressive swelling, tenderness and erythema of a circumscribed area of his anterior chest. Similar lesions erupted over right 4th finger and right ankle 2 days prior to presentation. […]
Abstract Number: 709
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 87-year-old man with a past medical history of wild type ATTR cardiac amyloidosis and atrial fibrillation, presented with a progressive right lower extremity ulcer. The wound initially started as a “pinhole” after dropping a toothpaste cap on the calf and progressed in the next three months despite multiple courses of antibiotics and wound […]