Meeting
Abstract Number: 866
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man visited our hospital for lower extremity edema and involuntary weight loss. A routine check-up at his diabetes clinic five months earlier revealed anemia and an increased inflammatory response. His medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes. Computed tomography (CT), blood cultures, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and colonoscopy findings were unremarkable; [...]
Abstract Number: 0489
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old man presented with persistent anemia, weight loss, fatigue, fever, cough, episcleritis, chondritis, and facial pain. Initial investigations highlighted macrocytic anemia and elevated alkaline phosphate. Despite initial suspicion of a streptococcal infection and subsequent treatment with antibiotics, his condition did not improve. Further evaluation revealed cavitary nodules on chest imaging, with biopsies [...]