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Search Results for fever of unknown origin
Abstract Number: 782
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 4-year-old previously healthy boy presented with 10 days of fevers, intermittent abdominal pain, and poor appetite. Exam was notable for mild abdominal distension without tenderness. Labs showed leukocytosis, normocytic anemia, and elevated inflammatory markers. An echocardiogram showed mild dilation of his left anterior descending and left main coronary arteries, and he was […]
Abstract Number: 989
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old Caucasian man presented to his primary care physician with significant fatigue and night sweats associated with 30-pound weight loss, headaches, and dyspnea on exertion. He reported the onset of symptoms one week after returning from a hunting trip in Georgia where he caught and cleaned wild boar. After this initial outpatient […]
Abstract Number: M29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Central Adrenal Insufficiency (CAI) is a rare and often late diagnosis due to nonspecific signs, such as fatigue, hyponatremia, electrolyte abnormalities and fever of unknown origin (FUO). CAI suspicion arises in patients with pituitary tumors, cranial irradiation, surgery, injury, infection, exogenous glucocorticoid withdrawal, and less commonly known, opioid use disorder. A 31-year-old male […]
Abstract Number: 1073
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with fevers and altered mental status (AMS). He reported 6 months of fevers, with confusion and shortness of breath. He denied cough and sputum production, but endorsed a 20lb unintentional weight loss. He had no history of immunosuppression, imprisonment, or […]
Abstract Number: 1177
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 10 year-old girl was admitted directly to the pediatric ward with several weeks of fever of unknown origin, lower extremity edema, right groin edema, erythema and pain. She frequently traveled to Mexico and lived in a farm-type setting.She had been treated for cellulitis with at least 7 different antibiotics at […]
Abstract Number: 1180
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 5-month-old male presented to the hospital for further workup of 15 days of fever. In the preceding 2 weeks, he had intermittent symptoms, including cough, rhinorrhea, and diarrhea. He was treated for an ear infection with antibiotics about 5 days into the course for suspected otitis media without resolution of his fever. […]