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Abstract Number: 865
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man presents with five days of altered mental status, ataxia, and headaches. Four months prior, he traveled to Arizona. Soon after, he sought care for sinus pain, cough, weight loss, and diplopia. Lumbar puncture (LP) at the time showed 492 white blood cells (WBCs)/μl (80% lymphocytes), protein 509 mg/dL, and glucose […]
Abstract Number: 918
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21 year-old male with history of untreated Hepatitis C and intravenous drug use presented with acute right-sided weakness, fevers and altered mental status. Exam was significant for word-finding difficulty, asymmetric pupils, and 4/5 right-sided upper extremity and facial weakness. Labs were remarkable for leukocytosis. Brain MRI demonstrated expansile process involving the left […]
Abstract Number: 924
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 61 year old female with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) on inhaled steroids underwent left lower lobectomy for Stage 1 Lung Adenocarcinoma in August 2017. While recovering, her house was flooded by Hurricane Harvey, in Houston, Texas. She was directly exposed to flood waters and subsequently lived with mold in her home. […]
Abstract Number: B46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male with a past medical history of psoriatic arthritis [on Guselkumab], asthma presented to the ED with worsening shortness of breath for 10 days and midsternal chest pain for 3 days. He tested positive for COVID-19 one week before and received monoclonal antibodies 2 days before presentation. He had COVID-19 infection […]
Abstract Number: F47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old Hispanic male with osteoarthritis on chronic steroids of unknown dose from Mexico and type II diabetes mellitus was admitted to the hospital for generalized weakness and fall with questionable loss of consciousness. Physical examination revealed verrucous and nodular lesions on his right arm, posterior neck, and left thumb, but was otherwise […]
Abstract Number: H37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old previously incarcerated male with a history of tuberculosis and a 27-year-old incarcerated male both with a history of cough and hemoptysis, and a 56-year-old female with pulmonary nodules, right ankle pain, and swelling, all presented to the ED at a tertiary center in Wisconsin. All three patients shared a constellation of […]
Abstract Number: L38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the dimorphic organism Coccidioides commonly reported in the Southwest of the United States. Tumor necrosis factors inhibitors (TNFi) have become widely used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. But patients using TNFi are at increased risk of developing several infections, including coccidioidomycosis in endemic areas. Nevertheless, […]
Abstract Number: 1064
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case 1: 30 year old woman with uncontrolled T1DM, CKD, recurrent VTE, HTN, recurrent C.Diff, developed leg pain, fever and leukocytosis. Imaging, extensive rheumatology work up and biopsy revealed diabetic myonecrosis, also noted MDRO UTI and C diff colitis treated with ertapenem, ceftriaxone and oral vancomycin. Persistent high grade fever and leukocytosis called […]
Abstract Number: 1144
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70 year-old female with migraines, type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented with progressively worsening headaches, fatigue, fevers, and 20 lb weight loss over six months. She had extensive workup revealing elevated inflammatory markers and an MRI brain three months prior showing a mildly expansile lesion in the right sphenoid bone (Fig. 1A). […]