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Search Results for Tuberculosis
Abstract Number: G31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A healthy 44-year-old woman with latent TB on isoniazid (INH) for 6 months was sent to the hospital by her primary care physician for elevated liver tests and right sided abdominal pain, anorexia, and jaundice for two weeks. She had normal liver tests prior to starting INH. She denied illicit drugs, alcohol or […]
Abstract Number: H37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old previously incarcerated male with a history of tuberculosis and a 27-year-old incarcerated male both with a history of cough and hemoptysis, and a 56-year-old female with pulmonary nodules, right ankle pain, and swelling, all presented to the ED at a tertiary center in Wisconsin. All three patients shared a constellation of […]
Abstract Number: O42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: An 80 year old woman with a history of disseminated tuberculosis (positive TB cultures in knee wound and pulmonary cavitary lesion in 2021) presented to the emergency room for edema and erythema of her right third DIP joint. Over the past 3 weeks, she had waxing and waning orientation, reduced energy, and reduced […]
Abstract Number: P45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 38 year old man presented to the ED noting 12 days of yellowing of his eyes and 3 days of abdominal pain and swelling. He endorsed subjective fevers and noted drinking 8 beers daily. He immigrated from Mexico 12 years ago. Exam showed tachycardia, tachypnea, scleral icterus, and distended abdomen with fluid […]
Abstract Number: 1039
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male immigrant male from Guatemala presented with complaint of right-sided scrotal pain, swelling, and fever of 1 month. No reports of weight loss. Physical exam revealed right scrotal swelling, induration with the tenderness of the right testis and epididymis. Lab workup showed normal CBC, CMP. Urine culture, blood culture, chlamydia, and […]
Abstract Number: 1054
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old homeless African American man with Brugada syndrome, post automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD), initially presented to the hospital for acute onset of chest pain and cough for three days. Initial vitals were unremarkable; exam showed normal heart and lung sounds. EKG showed normal sinus rhythm with no signs of ischemia. AICD interrogated […]
Abstract Number: 1057
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old woman from Vietnam with no known past medical history presented to her primary care physician due to an abdominal mass. She first noticed the mass one month prior to presentation. It was associated with abdominal bloating and worsening sharp abdominal pain as well as a five-pound weight loss and decreased appetite. […]
Abstract Number: 1073
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with fevers and altered mental status (AMS). He reported 6 months of fevers, with confusion and shortness of breath. He denied cough and sputum production, but endorsed a 20lb unintentional weight loss. He had no history of immunosuppression, imprisonment, or […]
Abstract Number: 1087
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 35-year female presented to the ED with complaints of worsening abdominal pain and distension without nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. The abdominal pain was diffuse in nature without radiation. She had fatigue, chills, intermittent fevers, and 10 pounds of weight loss over a month. The review of systems was otherwise negative. She was […]
Abstract Number: 1135
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 32 year old female with no significant past medical history who presented with diffuse, constant, dull abdominal pain. She denied any associated diarrhea, fever, chills, night sweats, or weight loss. Her social history was significant for immigrating from Trinidad when she was eight years old. She had previously been admitted […]