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Abstract Number: 714
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old female presented to the hospital with fevers and L upper extremity weakness. She had a history of neurosarcoidosis diagnosed two years previously and treated with prednisone, infliximab, and mycophenolate mofetil. She had discharged ten days ago after a prolonged hospitalization for evaluation of multiple R cerebral lesions and mild leptomeningeal enhancement. […]
Abstract Number: 730
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to prolonged fever and progressive polyarthritis. He had progressive supranuclear palsy and needed a cane when walking. Six-months before admission for his current illness, he had high fever and arthralgia in the right elbow, which was treated with loxoprofen. However, loxoprofen produced only temporary […]
Abstract Number: 736
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 76 year old male with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with acute onset ascending weakness, perioral tingling, and loss of temperature sensation. The patient’s profound weakness progressed over the course of a few days, with subsequent diplopia, hallucinations, and confusion. He received the influenza vaccine a few weeks prior, and […]
Abstract Number: 761
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old woman with a history of ductal carcinoma in situ status post mastectomy presented with dizziness exacerbated by change of head position. Patient endorsed a history of intermittent dizziness in the past few weeks, which caused her to fall on her right hip on three occasions. Hip radiograph showed no evidence of […]
Abstract Number: 843
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 32-year old female with complicated past medical history of intravenous drug use, mitral valve endocarditis status/post repair, and recent diagnosis of Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) was transferred from another hospital for management of severe thrombocytopenia refractory to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and steroids. She had initially presented with intermittent high-grade fevers and fatigue without […]
Abstract Number: 881
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with no significant medical history was referred from our ophthalmology clinic with clinical concern for optic neuritis. One week earlier, he noted acute onset of left eye discomfort and blurred vision which evolved to central vision loss and brightness desaturation, accompanied by new headaches. Initial exam and lab work were […]
Abstract Number: 883
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with ulcerative colitis treated with adalimumab presented with headache, fever and sinus symptoms that progressed over two weeks to neck stiffness, “clouded” thinking, and intermittent left arm and facial numbness. On physical examination, he had normal cardiorespiratory findings. He had mild nuchal rigidity but an otherwise normal neurologic examination. CT […]
Abstract Number: 890
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 39 year-old African-American male presented with dizziness, worse with movement and short-term memory loss, remaining oriented, without visual changes, and no focal deficits. He complained of chronic sinusitis for the past year. CT head showed a hyperdense mass with surrounding white matter edema in the left basal ganglia. Confirmed by leptomeningeal enhancement by […]
Abstract Number: 897
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old African-American man with obstructive sleep apnea presented to the emergency department after being called-back due to evidence of complete atrioventricular (AV) block on routine electrocardiogram. Patient reported a 6-month history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. On physical examination, he was afebrile and in no acute distress. Vital signs were BP: 142/92 […]
Abstract Number: 913
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A thirty-one-year-old man presented to the ED complaining of right-sided facial droop of one-day duration. He also complained of left-sided facial numbness and tingling, right lower extremity shooting pain for one week, night sweats, 50-60 pound weight loss, fatigue for a few months. He denied vision changes, headache, focal weakness elsewhere on his […]