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Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 68-year-old white female presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms which progressed to cough in 4 days and she was found to have a right lower lobe pneumonia. Her sputum culture revealed MSSA (Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus) and she was treated with ceftriaxone and azithromycin. But her pneumonia worsened and she developed parapneumonic effusion, […]
Abstract Number: 524
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 72-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer status post prostatectomy, recent diagnosis of pansinusitis and multiple bilateral pulmonary lesions and a mass-like consolidation of the left upper lobe presented complaining of dyspnea. He was receiving treatment for sinusitis and pneumonia with plans for outpatient bronchoscopy to rule out malignancy. On presentation, the […]
Abstract Number: 534
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with past medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use disorder, Raynaud phenomenon, and provoked DVT presented from an outside hospital with abrupt onset of a purpuric lower extremity rash with discoloration and ulceration of the distal fingers and toes. At the time of the patient’s DVT several […]
Abstract Number: 535
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old actively competing male powerlifter presented to our institution for a second opinion of swelling, painful purpura, and necrotic skin ulcerations of the arms and legs. One month prior to presentation, he noticed swelling and discoloration of his right leg, and 10 days prior, he developed a painful ulceration with a central […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 64 year-old male with a past medical history significant for COPD presented with fever, abdominal pain and rash. Patient endorsed fever and chills for 2 weeks prior to inpatient hospitalization. Patient subsequently noted intermittent generalized abdominal pain associated with hematochezia. Patient noted onset of bilateral lower extremity rash the day of hospital […]
Abstract Number: 556
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old woman with a past medical history of latent tuberculosis, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with three days of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a new onset of weakness, pitting edema, and rash with burning sensation in the bilateral lower extremities. Admission labs were notable for elevated creatinine […]
Abstract Number: 557
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Two patients developed tongue necrosis as an unusual presentation of giant cell arteritis (GCA).Case 1:A 61-year-old female presented with a one month history of painful swelling and ulceration of her tongue with weight loss. She received a punch biopsy of her tongue that showed ischemic, necrotic, and autolytic changes. After large areas of […]
Abstract Number: 559
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 65 year-old female with past medical history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, renal transplant, breast cancer, sarcoidosis, and hypothyroidism presented with acute onset of severe pain, numbness, and weakness of bilateral upper and lower extremities. The patient developed rapidly progressive fatigue and weakness over three days following acute bronchitis six weeks prior. […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43 year-old-woman with no known medical history presented with two months intermittent fever, cough, pleurisy, hematuria, and weight loss. On exam she had diffuse crackles and lower extremity edema. The patient was intubated for respiratory distress. Laboratory workup revealed acute anemia and urinalysis consistent with nephritic syndrome. Chest x-ray showed bilateral diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 586
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male presented to the emergency department for longstanding and persistently worsening headaches, subjective fevers, chills, malaise, and significant weight loss. One month prior to this visit, he had a dental abscess that was successfully treated with a course of Augmentin; since that time his headaches, chills, malaise, and significant weight loss […]