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Abstract Number: 407
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 70 year old female with recently diagnosed right sacroiliitis presented with worsening right hip pain. Five months prior to admission, patient was hospitalized at an outside hospital for right hip pain and fevers. Imaging was suggestive of sacroiliitis. Cultures were negative for pathogens and biopsy showed inflammation. Patient was diagnosed with likely […]
Abstract Number: 434
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 43 year old HIV positive, type I diabetic female (on lopinavir-ritonavir, efavirenz; last CD4 count 942; negative viral load), presented to Emergency Department (ED) with lower back pain radiating bilaterally to buttocks for one week. Physical examination revealed paraspinal tenderness, intact rectal tone and saddle sensation, no motor weakness. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) […]