Meeting
Abstract Number: 522
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 78 year old Asian female with a history of diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and recently diagnosed colon cancer presented with severe left ear pain and vesicular rash associated with left sided hearing loss and left facial paralysis. She endorsed decreased taste sensation as well as poor appetite resulting in twenty pounds of […]
Abstract Number: 704
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man with HIV on HAART (CD4 count of 644) and recently treated early latent syphilis, was admitted for abdominal pain and hematochezia of 2 days duration. On exam, he had normal vital signs and diffuse tenderness to palpation but no rigidity or guarding. Labs were notable for hemoglobin drop to 11 […]
Abstract Number: 769
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 42-year-old man in otherwise good health who was admitted to our hospital with several days of fevers, ear pain, hearing changes, and vertigo. The patient initially presented to his primary care provider with several days of subjective fever and left ear pain. Examination revealed edema and erythema […]
Abstract Number: 772
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of progressive dysphagia, first to solid food, then to liquids and oral secretions. She endorsed hoarseness and mild lateral neck and chin pain, but denied trauma, headache, neck stiffness, and rash. Her past medical history included gastroesophageal reflux and remote esophageal erosions with normal follow-up […]