Meeting
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 77 year old man with stage IIIC mucosal melanoma, hypothyroidism, HTN and COPD presents from an outside hospital with two months of rapidly progressive altered mental status. He was diagnosed with melanoma of the oral palate, left parotid gland and neck one year ago, and underwent two cycles of ipilimumab (ipi) and [...]
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 [...]