Meeting
Abstract Number: 492
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Anti-thyroid Drugs (ATD) such as propilthiourcil (PTU) and methimazole (MTM) can cause a number of systemic changes such as fever, rash, and respiratory symptoms (from epistaxis to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage). Guidelines almost always recommend MTM over PTU because it has fewer side effects. We present a patient diagnosed with Grave’s Disease who developed […]
Abstract Number: 537
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old Latin-American woman with a history of hyperthyroidism presented to the ED with migrating polyarthralgias and fever for several days. 3 months prior, patient began experiencing stiffness, joint pains, fatigue, and palpitations. She was ultimately diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and started on Methimazole 1 month prior to current presentation. Patient presented to the […]