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Abstract Number: 823
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A-28-year-old male with history of asthma and bipolar disorder presented to our hospital with a 10-day old, painful rash on bilateral lower extremities. History was significant for flea bites that occurred a day before the rash started. The rash started off as 3/10 petichae on both legs, but over 2 days it rapidly […]
Abstract Number: 834
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year old female, with known ileocolonic Crohn disease, status post total colectomy with end ileostomy, maintained on Infliximab and Azathioprine, presented with one day history of subjective fevers and fixed, non-progressive, abdominal wall rash. Two days prior to presentation she was started on Topiramate and Celecoxib for headaches and joint pain […]
Abstract Number: 840
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 77-year-old woman who presented with a two-day history of progressively worsening oropharyngeal dysphagia, dysphonia and left upper extremity weakness. She was discharged from the hospital three days prior for a three-month history of a pruritic rash. During the previous hospitalization, she was noted to have facial erythema, Shawl and […]
Abstract Number: 859
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A thirty-three year-old woman presented with four days of rash progressing to facial swelling with painful oral ulcers and difficulty swallowing as well as vaginal pain with painful urination. She also endorsed headaches, arthralgias, and fevers. Her past medical history was significant for a recent IUD placement. Besides prescriptions for diphenhydramine and prednisone […]
Abstract Number: 906
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with a remote history of intravenous drug use leading to aortic valve endocarditis and bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, Bentall ascending aortic arch repair, and Micra leadless pacemaker placement, presented to his primary care physician with a petechial rash on his lower extremities. He noted several weeks of malaise and low-grade […]
Abstract Number: 912
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71 year old Caucasian man with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, stage III chronic kidney disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, sick sinus syndrome, and osteomyelitis of the right 2nd metatarsal s/p amputation, was transferred from an outside hospital for evaluation of rash and acute on chronic kidney injury. He first presented to the outside hospital for […]
Abstract Number: 982
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with acute onset of left arm numbness, paresthesia, itching, and rash. The patient works as a roofer, where he occasionally walks barefoot, and reported an injury to his left hand about 2 weeks prior to presentation. The injured area was covered with blisters, […]
Abstract Number: B26
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old woman with a history of congenital renal dysplasia complicated by end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis, chronic macrocytic anemia, and malnutrition with folate, vitamins B12 and A deficiencies, presented with fatigue, dyspnea, and new rash. One week prior to presentation, the patient started experiencing progressive dyspnea on exertion. At her […]
Abstract Number: E42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female with a history of orthotopic liver transplant for cirrhosis from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease presented with 1 week of fevers. Her liver transplant was 3 years prior to presentation. She reported a 3-month history of diarrhea and odynophagia preceding the onset of fevers (maximum 38.8 C).On presentation, initial vital signs […]
Abstract Number: E45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: New onset rash in a hospitalized patient is a frequent challenge. While common presentations of drug associated rash are readily recognized, less common presentations can be mis-identified. Here we present the clincal vignette of a 62-year-old female patient with a past medical history of hypertension who was hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and […]