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Abstract Number: 462
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63 year old male with no past medical history was admitted with five months of bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness as well as a pruritic, erythematous rash on his face, arms, and back. This was followed by progressive dysphagia. Initial workup, including a pectoralis muscle biopsy showing necrotizing myopathy, and MRI […]
Abstract Number: 477
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a history of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and stage II small cell bladder cancer on cycle 2 of cisplatin, etoposide, and atezolizumab that he received 1 week ago presented with neck stiffness, pain, fevers, and diffuse muscle aches to his PCP. Concerned about meningitis he was sent to the hospital. A […]
Abstract Number: 503
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old woman with severe persistent asthma on a maximum dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was admitted for lethargy and skin nodules on her thighs. She had three hospital admissions in the past two months for reported pneumonia. She was found to have fever, left basilar crackles, and multiple violaceous, firm, tender subcutaneous […]
Abstract Number: 567
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 46 year-old woman presented with one week of palpitations and dyspnea on exertion. Her medical history was remarkable for a pericardial effusion of unknown etiology two months prior, treated with pericardiocentesis in Guyana. On presentation she was hemodynamically stable. Exam was significant for distant heart sounds and decreased breath sounds at the […]
Abstract Number: 580
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with widespread exanthem that started weeks prior to presentation. She reported having had similar exanthems at the same time the previous two years, which resolved with oral steroid therapy on both occasions. However, they were not as extensive as the present rash. 6 weeks […]
Abstract Number: 582
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 23- year old Latino male with no known history presented to the ER complaining of worsening left eye pain. Patient stated that he has been cleaning manmade lakes and for one week started to have an erythematous and painful left eye associated with persistent frontal headache, and blurry vision. Patient endorsed recent diagnosis […]
Abstract Number: 583
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old previously healthy female presented to the emergency department with progressive cognitive decline, psychomotor retardation, and both auditory and visual hallucinations of subacute onset for which she was previously admitted to inpatient care at two separate hospitals. Extensive testing during these admissions were negative for: infection, metabolic derangement, hematologic malignancy, toxins, heavy […]
Abstract Number: 607
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with no significant history presented with lower back pain for 1 month. The pain, specifically involving the bilateral lower back which radiated down the buttocks, was sharp, intermittent, and 10/10 in severity. His pain started gradually but progressively worsened, limiting the patient’s ability to ambulate. The patient reported constipation for […]
Abstract Number: 608
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with lung adenocarcinoma with multiple rib metastases and lytic spinal lesions was receiving palliative radiation treatment when computed tomography (CT) incidentally revealed a fluid collection along the anterior cecum with pneumatosis. Cultures taken during CT-guided abscess drainage were positive for piperacillin-tazobactam-sensitive enterococcus, and the patient was started on antibiotics. His […]
Abstract Number: 621
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 71 year old man with history of multiple sclerosis and gout (on Methylprednisolone) presented with weakness. Patient was diagnosed with a UTI on a recent hospital admission for fever and weakness. He improved on IV antibiotics and was discharged home to complete a 7-day PO course, but returned 9 days later after […]