Meeting
Abstract Number: 656
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old female with a history of polycythemia vera presented to urgent care with swelling, redness, and pain over her right foot and ankle. She denied any trauma or insect bites. She was diagnosed with cellulitis and treated with intravenous Ceftriaxone for 3 days with minimal improvement. She continued therapy with oral Cefpodoxime, […]
Abstract Number: 773
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism presented with six months duration of intermittent pain, swelling, numbness and tingling of his hands. He was previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and had carpal tunnel release of his left wrist five months prior to presentation; however, the swelling […]
Abstract Number: 1096
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital for fever, edema, and painful extremities. He has long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus of 23 years. Four months before the present hospitalization, despite the body temperature of 37°C, he noticed edema, painful bilateral dorsum of the hands and feet, and poor physical condition. One […]