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Abstract Number: 335
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male presented to the ER two days after sudden-onset vision loss in his right eye while driving which he described as a “round black spot the size of a large clock.” This prompted him to stop his car and get out, after which he felt off-balance for 10 minutes. The vision […]
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Choroidal melanoma, the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, is a dangerous cancer which can lead to blindness. Diagnosed at an average age of 65 & lacking identifiable environmental or genetic factors, melanoma of the eye can affect anyone. Commonly found on routine ophthalmological screening, patients are sent to quaternary hospitals for further […]
Abstract Number: 389
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 27-year-old African American woman with no medical history presented with one day of sudden onset bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Review of systems was positive for red eyes, blurred vision, photophobia and gait imbalance. This constellation of symptoms was preceded by a viral upper respiratory infection. She denied excessive noise exposure, head trauma […]
Abstract Number: 465
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 20 year-old IVDU female presented with 3 days of left eye pain and redness to an urgent ophthalmologist visit. She was found to have left eye retinal whitening superior to the macula to which vitreous tap was performed. Patient started on empiric treatment with injection of vancomycin, ceftriaxone, and voriconazole. Vitreous fluid […]
Abstract Number: 469
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 11 y/o M presenting with 2 months of worsening headache and 2-3 days of rapidly progressive blurry vision. Patient initially presented to his school nurse after complaining in class of blurry vision. He was seen by a local optometrist and then transferred to the emergency department for further evaluation. Ophthalmologic evaluation in the […]
Abstract Number: 586
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 45 y/o Asian Male from Vietnam with PMH of treated pulmonary tuberculosis 10 years ago upon immigration to the US, presented to the ED with 3-day history of fever, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. He denied recent travel or use of antibiotics. On exam he had fever 102.2, tachycardia, scleral icterus and […]
Abstract Number: 606
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 56-year-old male with no significant medical history presented to our hospital with progressive monocular vision loss, initially referred by ophthalmology for new diagnosis of uveitis. He initially noticed blurring of vision in his right eye about one month prior to presentation. His ophthalmologist started him on a combination of atropine and Difluprednate eye […]
Abstract Number: 631
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 24-year old woman presented to the emergency department with three days of decreased vision after she sustained blunt trauma to her face during a physical altercation. Social history was notable for methamphetamine use and unprotected sexual activity with multiple partners. Physical exam demonstrated right-sided periorbital swelling and tenderness, pupils were equal, round, […]
Abstract Number: 655
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male presented with acutely worsening left eye pain, lacrimation and swelling which had progressed over 3 days. He reported non-traumatic acute onset of left eye blindness 3 weeks prior to that, with no associated headache, fevers, chills or other constitutional symptoms. The patient had early cataracts, and an otherwise uneventful ocular […]
Abstract Number: 719
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old man with history of high-grade invasive urothelial bladder cancer post tumor resection on Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment and renal cell carcinoma post left partial nephrectomy presented with high-grade fever, night sweats, rigors, and lower abdominal pain for 2 weeks. The last BCG instillation, of 11 total, was 17 days prior […]