Meeting
Abstract Number: 0711
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare antibody-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy that requires prompt identification and treatment. We present the case of a 32-year-old female with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus, asthma, augmentation mastopexy (11 years prior), and an antecedent episode of TTP following silicone breast implant placement who presented with back [...]
Abstract Number: 1072
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62 year old female with a history of vitiligo, remote bilateral silicone breast implantation, and latent tuberculosis presented with 3 months of B-symptoms, weight loss, and polyarthalgias attributed to a new diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Physical exam was significant for diffuse tender lymphadenopathy most notably at the supraclavicular nodes and a fixed [...]