Meeting
Abstract Number: J32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with fever, chills, night sweats, and rash. One week prior, he underwent incision and drainage of a perirectal abscess and was started on a 7-day course of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). On the second day following the procedure, he developed fevers, chills, night sweats, and […]
Abstract Number: L40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 48 year old woman with a history of stroke, idiopathic intracranial HTN, type 2 DM, HTN, and obesity, presented a few hours after developing increasing confusion and lethargy. For 2 weeks, she also reports headache, neck pain, poor appetite, nausea, rare vomiting, and occasional diarrhea. Exposure history notable for owning a dog, […]
Abstract Number: 1052
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40 year old female with a medical history of pancreatitis and gastroesophageal reflux initially presented with cough and viral cold symptoms. She was initially febrile to 102 F, with labs significant for WBC 3,900 (normal 4,500-11,000 WBC/uL), hemoglobin 9.1 (12.0-15.5 g/dL), and platelet count 35,000 (150,000-450,000 /uL). She quickly deteriorated with new […]