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Abstract Number: 696
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old Filipino woman with a history of lupus nephritis status post renal transplantation presented with 1 month of the right upper quadrant (RUQ), lower abdominal pain and a new fever. Her RUQ pain radiated to her back and worsened after meals, while her lower abdominal pain had no clear triggers. She reported […]
Abstract Number: 712
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with five days of abdominal pain and lower extremity aching. He also reported subjective fevers, headache, emesis, and decreased appetite with a five-pound weight loss. On initial presentation, he was febrile to 100.9°F and physical exam was notable for diffuse abdominal pain, tender […]
Abstract Number: 740
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 44 year old African American man presented to the hospital for evaluation and treatment following generalized tonic-clonic seizures. He denied recent and remote travel, fever, chills, sick contacts, constitutional symptoms, and felt relatively well at time of interview. He was on maintenance immunosuppression with prednisone 20 mg daily for sarcoidosis. MRI demonstrated […]
Abstract Number: 764
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old malnourished, Hispanic man presented with fever and malaise for 1 week associated with headache. Past medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis treated with prolonged, unmonitored prednisone, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a history of 18 cats at home. On examination, the patient was alert and oriented, febrile, and cachectic, but […]
Abstract Number: 798
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old patient was referred to us by his PCP for subacute onset of confusion. Two months prior to presentation he was diagnosed with Focal segmental glomerulonephritis and had been on immunosuppressive therapy with Mycophenolate mofetil and Prednisone. He subsequently developed productive cough, and shortness of breath and was found to have a […]
Abstract Number: 822
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old- man with past medical history of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, recurrent Herpes simplex virus lesion, prurigo nodularis, presented with generalized weakness for one week. On physical examination, diffuse cervical, inguinal and popliteal lymphadenopathy was noted. Echocardiogram showed moderate pericardial effusion, which prompted the patient to undergo emergent pericardiocentesis in the setting of […]
Abstract Number: 823
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old African American female with a past medical history of hypertension and sickle cell anemia presented with acute onset of headache, blurry vision and confusion with multiple falls over ten days. On presentation, her vitals were within normal limits. She was lethargic and only able to answer simple questions. Physical examination […]
Abstract Number: 853
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 18-year-old male presented with a loculated pleural effusion. 10 days prior, the patient had sudden, acute, left sided anterior wall chest pain and shortness of breath. He reported night sweats, but no other symptoms. He was initially treated with doxycycline in the outpatient setting. Despite antibiotics, the symptoms worsened, and […]
Abstract Number: 855
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old female with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with central nervous system involvement presented with fever, chills, and tachycardia six days after completion of scheduled intrathecal and systemic chemotherapy. Three weeks prior, an intraventricular catheter for administration of intrathecal chemotherapy had been placed without complications. Following the most recent […]
Abstract Number: 899
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 71-year-old male with multiple myeloma being treated with dexamethasone, elotuzumab and bortezomib, prior mediastinal plasmacytoma s/p chest radiation therapy and Crohn’s disease was admitted with high-grade fever, chills, productive cough. Labs revealed pancytopenia with neutrophil count of 1.2. Patient was started on broad-spectrum antibiotics for febrile neutropenia. IV Azithromycin was added to the […]