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Abstract Number: 649
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the Ixodes tick-borne infection with spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi [1]. LD is most commonly reported in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern United States [2]. It is divided into three stages. Early localized, stage 1, with Erythema Migrans (EM) bull’s eye lesion present in 70-80% of patients [1], within […]
Abstract Number: 649
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM) is an immune mediated myopathy characterized by proximal muscle weakness and necrosis in the presence of autoantibodies to hydroxyl-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme-A (HMG-CoA) reductase. It is a rare side effect of statin use that must be recognized quickly in order to prevent the development of irreversible muscle weakness. Most cases occur […]
Abstract Number: 689
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 80 y.o. female with a history significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented to the Emergency Department for abnormal blood work. Patient had been in her usual state of health but had noticed a dark color to her urine and a yellow tinge to her eyes.On review of her blood work she was […]
Abstract Number: 736
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 76 year old male with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented with acute onset ascending weakness, perioral tingling, and loss of temperature sensation. The patient’s profound weakness progressed over the course of a few days, with subsequent diplopia, hallucinations, and confusion. He received the influenza vaccine a few weeks prior, and […]
Abstract Number: 793
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old female patient presented to the hospital with intermittent fever and frontal headache for the past month and sudden onset bilateral lower limb sensorimotor weakness along with sphincter dysfunction for the past 2 days. There was no history of neck rigidity or back pain. No incidence of trauma, dizziness, or loss of […]
Abstract Number: 830
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Rheumatoid myositis is often underdiagnosed due to its variable laboratory, MRI, and biopsy findings and often misdiagnosed as idiopathic polymyositis.50-year-old female with seronegative RA and vocal cord dysfunction after COVID-19 infection presented with worsening proximal muscle weakness, dysphagia, and arthritis. A few years back she had multiple episodes of bilateral MCP swelling and […]
Abstract Number: 840
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 77-year-old woman who presented with a two-day history of progressively worsening oropharyngeal dysphagia, dysphonia and left upper extremity weakness. She was discharged from the hospital three days prior for a three-month history of a pruritic rash. During the previous hospitalization, she was noted to have facial erythema, Shawl and […]
Abstract Number: 844
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 19 year old male who presented to Riverside Medical Center with acute onset, progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness and paresthesias, urinary retention and saddle anesthesia. Initial CBC significant for anemia and thrombocytopenia. Peripheral smear showed 67% circulating blasts with occasional Auer rods, which was suggestive of acute myeloid leukemia. Flow cytommetry showed expression […]
Abstract Number: 860
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An eighteen-year-old woman presents with progressively worsening weakness in her legs as well as numbness throughout her body. She also endorsed rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting and decreased urine output. Her past medical history included depression and asthma. She received a flu vaccine 30 days prior to symptom onset and denied […]
Abstract Number: 862
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 42 year old male with history of active substance abuse and multiple psychiatric diagnosis who presented with acute onset of progressive weakness and multiple cranial nerve palsies (extra ocular, facial and bulbar involvement) in the setting of recent IV and subcutaneous heroin use. Patient initially had onset of generalized fatigue, dysarthria and left […]