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Abstract Number: 468
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old Hmong female presented to the Emergency Department with cough and shortness of breath. The cough started three weeks prior to presentation and produced yellow-green sputum. She also experienced fevers and chest pain during this time. One week prior, her PCP recommended a cough medicine with no improvement of symptoms. She denied […]
Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis is a rare fungal infection that can have various presentations in a hospitalized patient. Given the high mortality rate associated with delayed diagnosis, it is essential to keep this rare infection on the differential. A previously healthy 37-year-old Hispanic male presented with a one-month history of cough, high-grade fevers, night sweats, 15-pound […]
Abstract Number: 492
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old, Samoan male with history of poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and pulmonary coccidioidomycosis on fluconazole therapy (400 mg/day) was referred to the hospital by his primary doctor for treatment of a left ankle ulcer and cellulitis that had not responded to ten days of outpatient amoxicillin-clavulanate therapy. He had no constitutional […]
Abstract Number: 494
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old male dentist presented with several days of bilateral lower extremity rash and migratory large joint arthritis in the setting of fevers, myalgias, and a recent viral illness in his 3-year-old daughter. His medical history included remote testicular cancer post-orchiectomy. He was referred by his primary care provider who noted bilateral (right […]
Abstract Number: 495
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female with a history of NASH cirrhosis and insulin dependent diabetes was sent from the Hepatology clinic for elevated Creatinine from 1.8 to 4.8 mg/dL. Her vital signs were stable and she was admitted for the management of suspected hepatorenal syndrome. Her hospital course was complicated by 5 weeks of ICU […]
Abstract Number: 515
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 61 year old Hispanic male with a history of end-stage renal disease receiving scheduled hemodialysis, type 2 diabetes presented with 2 months of progressive abdominal pain and distension, anorexia, and intermittent fevers. He had lived in Fresno, Ca for over 20 years. Five months prior, he was diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 pneumonia. […]
Abstract Number: 530
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old woman, with 30 pack-year smoking history, presented to the hospital with subacute posterior cephalgia associated with nausea, vomiting and photophobia. Review of systems was positive for an unintentional 15 pound weight loss and non-productive cough. She denied fever, recent travel or pet exposure. She was not on any medications. Vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Talaromycosis (formerly known as Penicilliosis) is a rare fungal disease that predominantly affects immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV and low CD4 cell counts, from endemic regions (e.g., Southeast Asia). There have been a limited number of cases reported worldwide, with a travel-related exposure. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient […]
Abstract Number: 595
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Patient is a 41-year-old male with no relevant medical history who presented with 3 days of right orbital swelling. Accompanying symptoms included fevers, chills, and tinnitus. There was erythema above the right vermillion border with extension to the nasal cavity and right orbit. Sensation to light touch was decreased over the V2 nerve […]
Abstract Number: 603
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 53 year old female who presented with a black, patchy lesion under her eye that had been present for about 3 months. She said that it first began as a cyst that was manually drained and later scabbed over with occasional pain. As the pain persisted, she presented to […]