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Search Results for disseminated intravascular coagulation
Abstract Number: 324
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 61 year old female presented to the emergency department with 1 day of nausea, vomiting, and fever. The day prior to her symptom onset, she had undergone a colonoscopy for colon cancer screening that was normal. Her medical history was notable for splenectomy in 2000 for a hamartoma.On presentation, her temperature was […]
Abstract Number: 414
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old, Guatemalan female without prior medical history presented with a transient, erythematous, burning, rash involving her extremities and torso (Figure 1). Additional symptoms included fatigue, chills, joint pain, early satiety and weight loss. Blood counts, metabolic panel and serum protein electrophoresis were normal. C-reactive protein (13 mg/L, normal (N)
Abstract Number: 422
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 88-year-old female presented to an outpatient office with 3 weeks history of severe progressive bruising and ecchymosis which initially developed on left wrist and then spread to bilateral upper extremities, upper trunk and bilateral breast. Patient was recently diagnosed with intraductal adenocarcinoma of right breast (T2,N2,M0, Stage IIB). She declined surgery and tamoxifen (20 […]
Abstract Number: 426
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 19 year-old Caucasian woman presented with progressive fatigue, dyspnea on exertion and dizziness for 3 weeks. Her symptoms were preceded by an unknown bug bite approximately 3 weeks ago. She was seen in urgent care two weeks prior to admission and given a course of unknown antibiotics and started on steroids. She […]
Abstract Number: 622
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 94-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation (not on anticoagulation), coronary artery disease, and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma (on Osimertinib) presented following a syncopal episode, which was complicated by a left thigh hematoma. On admission, she was hemodynamically stable, although her bloodwork was concerning for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) including a hemoglobin […]
Abstract Number: 749
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease presented with worsening bilateral lower extremity pain which started two days prior to admission. Physical exam revealed cold and pale lower extremities, tenderness, and absence of pulses on both lower limbs but no edema or ulceration. Range […]
Abstract Number: 790
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Dissseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can present as excessive bleeding or involving thromboembolic event. Here in we report a case of 68 year old woman with leukemia presenting in both spectrum of disease. A 68 year-old woman presented with weight loss, fever, and rash. Laboratory studies revealed white count 84 k/µL cells, hemoglobin 8.9 […]