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Search Results for Vasculitis
Abstract Number: 331
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 71 years old white male, with a past medical history of severe eosinophilic asthma, was transferred to our hospital with hypoxemic respiratory failure and worsening infiltrates. Respiratory PCR was negative. The patient was febrile with T-max of 101 F, required 6 L of oxygen. Labs showed WBC 21,000, Hemoglobin was7.4, and Creatinine […]
Abstract Number: 347
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 72-year-old female never-smoker was admitted for progressive dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and non-productive cough after failing outpatient treatment for presumed community-acquired pneumonia based on chest x-ray findings. On arrival, she was afebrile, hemodynamically stable, and breathing comfortably on room air. Physical exam revealed pulmonary crackles and a clean-based ulcer on the lateral […]
Abstract Number: 371
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 15 year old female with a history of severe persistent asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema presented with a two day history of cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain. She was diagnosed with asthma at age 13 and had eight presumed exacerbations and five diagnoses of pneumonia since that time. She was […]
Abstract Number: 389
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 27-year-old African American woman with no medical history presented with one day of sudden onset bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Review of systems was positive for red eyes, blurred vision, photophobia and gait imbalance. This constellation of symptoms was preceded by a viral upper respiratory infection. She denied excessive noise exposure, head trauma […]
Abstract Number: 400
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old-man with no prior medical history presented to the emergency department with a symmetric lower extremity rash and recurrent fevers. The rash started two weeks prior as discrete mildly pruritic red lesions on his ankles and spread to his arms, torso and back. He subsequently developed recurrent fevers up to 38.9°C on a […]
Abstract Number: 414
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman with a past medical history of scleroderma, inflammatory lung disease, and remote bilateral breast cancer status post bilateral mastectomy and chemotherapy was admitted for lung biopsy. The patient developed flu-like symptoms and was started on oral antibiotics after she was seen in an urgent care clinic. Despite this, she developed […]
Abstract Number: 432
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old man with HIV/AIDS was directly admitted to the hospital by his infectious disease specialist for worsening and recurrent headaches accompanied by a multitude of episodic neurologic symptoms, including off-balance sensations, left arm numbness and tingling, left-sided decreased hearing, and slurred speech. He had a history of shingles five months prior which […]
Abstract Number: 436
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a history of recent pneumonia and cocaine use (most recently 4 weeks prior) presented to the emergency department for shortness of breath. Exam demonstrated decreased left sided breath sounds with x-ray confirming left lower lobe consolidation and effusion. Labs revealed neutropenia and a negative urine drug screen. Neutropenia was […]
Abstract Number: 458
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Case of a 63-year-old female with medical conditions of hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, and pulmonary embolism (2013) presented to our clinics with progressively worsening purpuric lesions since 1 month prior to evaluation. She stated that these lesions began in the lower extremities and progressed to involve her buttocks, […]
Abstract Number: 470
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old woman with a past medical history of uncontrolled hypertension, migraine, and chronic kidney disease stage 3 presented with one week of poor oral intake, nausea, vomiting, vague abdominal pain, and chronic nonproductive cough. Physical exam revealed poor skin turgor, and lungs with crackles bilaterally. Laboratory studies showed Creatinine of 5.31 mg/dl […]