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Search Results for hallucination
Abstract Number: 482
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 74-year old-female presented with visual hallucinations. These hallucinations were clear, vivid, episodic, and increasing in frequency. Starting 3 weeks prior to presentation, she saw a little boy in her room that was not there. Symptoms progressed with persistent difficulty seeing bugs, snakes, and a little girl. Her past medical history included type [...]
Abstract Number: 818
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of adenoid cystic carcinoma initially presented with a 1-2 week history of olfactory and auditory hallucinations in the setting of intermittent fever. He reported that in addition to those symptoms he had diarrhea, which he attributed to having eaten undercooked meat. His auditory hallucinations involved hearing African [...]
Abstract Number: 820
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 91 year-old female with history of atrial fibrillation on coumadin, hypertension, prior stroke, myeloproliferative disease, polycythemia vera and recently diagnosed macular degeneration presented with complaints of visual hallucinations for two weeks. She was in her usual state of health when she developed sudden onset of vivid visual hallucinations including people coming in [...]
Abstract Number: 901
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a past medical history of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and a recent diagnosis of multi-microorganism osteomyelitis due to diabetic foot ulcer on intravenous vancomycin and ertapenem for the past 2 weeks presented to the hospital for visual and auditory hallucinations. The symptoms started shortly after [...]
Abstract Number: 0462
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old female, with a past medical history of marijuana use and superior mesenteric artery syndrome, presented with tremors, auditory, and visual hallucinations of 1 day duration. Her vital signs were notable for tachycardia ~120 bpm and hypertension (141/89). Her exam was significant for generalized tremors, linear scars from prior self-harm, and tongue [...]