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Abstract Number: 709
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 3-year-old immunized male, with a history of atopic dermatitis and anaphylactic dairy allergy, was brought to the ER due to refusal to bear weight for one month. There was no trauma, fevers, or recent sick symptoms. He had a severely restricted diet of potato products and breast milk. On exam, he was […]
Abstract Number: 728
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 19 year old female with a history of systemic lupus was found at home unresponsive by family and brought to a local ED. At the ED she was hyperthermic to 106F and hypotensive then transferred to Vidant Medical Center fevers and septic shock. Of note she had recently been discharged from Duke […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The case represents a 74-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with constitution of symptoms including headache, fatigue, Upper extremity/Neck pain and worsening of “skin rash”. For the past 10 years, the patient had suffered from Compulsive Skin picking disorder, necessitating multiple visits to PCP and Dermatologist with recurrent courses of antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 739
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66 yo man with a past medical history of CAD, b/l knee osteoarthritis, CKD, CVA, T2DM, HTN, and HLD presented to the ED complaining of back pain and left knee pain. In the ED, patient was responsive and fully alert. Labs were significant for hyperkalemia of 6.0, anemia of 9.1. He was […]
Abstract Number: 756
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 15-year-old female, previously healthy, who presented with right facial swelling. She developed swelling of her right upper lip after rupturing a pimple located on her lip. Over the next two days, erythema developed, and the swelling progressed to include her right eye, cheek, both lips, and around her jaw […]
Abstract Number: 759
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a PMH of intravenous drug use (IVDA) and untreated hepatitis C presented to the ED with one-week history of painful, erythematous, and tender skin in both upper and lower extremities. She also endorsed myalgia, pleuritic chest pain, and last use of heroin the day prior. She denied fever or […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Sepsis is a primary cause of death in nearly 23.5% of chronic heart failure patients. The relationship between acute cholecystitis and cardiovascular disease is vague but there have been few studies suggesting cholecystocardiac link. Here we describe a similar case that presented as pulmonary edema and myocardial ischemia.81-year-old male with past medical history […]
Abstract Number: 801
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presents to hospital with a 1-day history of confusion and fever. Past medical history is significant for heart failure requiring AICD, chronic kidney disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus, May-Thurner syndrome, and recent admission three weeks prior due to sepsis from streptococcus bacteremia requiring hemodialysis, with dialysis catheter removed before initial discharge. […]
Abstract Number: 815
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 37 year old woman with past medical history of septic shock secondary to urinary tract infection (UTI), systemic lupus erythematosus treated with oral prednisone 10 mg/day, functional quadriplegia due to transverse myelitis, chronic sacral decubitus ulcers, chronic indwelling urinary catheter, morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency […]
Abstract Number: 817
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old man with a history of Chlamydia infection presented with lower extremity swelling, rash, arthralgia and fever for 6 days. He initially noticed pain and swelling localized to the left anterior shin which then spread to the left hip and left shoulder. He was sexually active with multiple female partners with inconsistent […]