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Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 68-year-old white female presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms which progressed to cough in 4 days and she was found to have a right lower lobe pneumonia. Her sputum culture revealed MSSA (Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus) and she was treated with ceftriaxone and azithromycin. But her pneumonia worsened and she developed parapneumonic effusion, […]
Abstract Number: 522
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 80-year old woman with a PMH of a hemorrhagic R thalamic CVA, CKD3, HTN, HLD, T2DM presents for weakness and fevers in the setting of a 1 month long diffuse rash. The rash began on her legs, but spread to gluteal region, chest, arms, and palms/soles. The lesions started as blisters that […]
Abstract Number: 539
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 84 yo M with a history of CAD with HFrEF presented for a routine BiV AICD upgrade whose course was complicated by VT storm requiring amiodarone and lidocaine before conversion back to his outpatient medication mexiletine. Postoperatively, the patient developed a morbilliform rash, which was attributed to an antibiotic allergy as the patient […]
Abstract Number: 546
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The first patient is a 47-year-old African-American male who presented with severe hand pain and purulent wound. Initial laboratory findings revealed elevated liver enzymes, elevated inflammatory markers, and leukocytosis. The patient underwent incision and drainage of the hand wound followed by antibiotic administration. The patient then developed diffuse, pustular lesions with an umbilicated […]
Abstract Number: 574
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old woman with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with four days of facial swelling and progressive, painless skin lesions on her back and extremities. Six months prior to presentation, the patient reported dark patches on her bilateral lower extremities while experiencing fever and chills. A skin biopsy was […]
Abstract Number: 575
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) infection often presents in a disseminated pattern in immunocompromised hosts. Immunocompetent hosts typically present with genital or oral lesions or have HSV-2 or varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that follows along a dermatomal pattern. Here we present a herpetiform rash, which was culture positive for HSV-2 on biospy, that disseminated across […]
Abstract Number: 576
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male presents with a morbilliform rash on his extremities, trunk, and back. One week prior, he started sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for cellulitis. On his sixth day of treatment, the patient became acutely febrile to 102°F, with rash eruption one day later. Therefore, he presented to the hospital for further evaluation. On arrival, he […]
Abstract Number: 599
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old man with a history of hypertension and known aortic insufficiency presented with bilateral lower extremity rash, ankle edema, and bradycardia. The ankle edema began two weeks prior to presentation followed by an erythematous, pruritic rash on his anterior shins. He initially presented to urgent care and was found to have a […]
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52 year old African American male presented to the ED complaining of dyspnea that started 1 day prior. He denied having a fever, cough, or sick contacts. On presentation the patient appeared to be in respiratory distress. Initial vital signs: Temp 98.1, HR 105, SpO2 71% on room air, RR 36, and […]
Abstract Number: 603
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 80 year-old man with past medical history of frontotemporal dementia and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presented with a maculopapular rash that started two weeks ago on his back that progressed to his chest, abdomen, neck, face, scalp, and arms. Physical exam also showed oral mucositis. For his RA, he had been on […]