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Search Results for pancytopenia
Abstract Number: 787
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: The clinical manifestations of Pernicious Anemia are a result of cyanocobalamin deficiency and often slowly progressive and difficult to establish. In this case report we present a patient who presented with severe pancytopenia with constitutional symptoms including weakness, fatigue and weight loss mimicking a malignancy until after further workup proved otherwise. We describe […]
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29 year old Hispanic male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with new onset jaundice. He also endorsed a constellation of symptoms for several months including weight loss, progressive fatigue, frequent headaches, decreased appetite, daily nausea with occasional emesis, and dark urine. He was not taking any […]
Abstract Number: 823
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old lady with a history of Psoriatic Arthritis on Methotrexate (MTX) and CKD stage III was admitted to the hospital with mucositis and leukopenia. Sixteen days prior to the admission she was prescribed Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) for UTI. A week after that she presented to ED and was discharged with impression of Hand, […]
Abstract Number: 832
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70 year old female with a history of diabetes presented to the hospital for evaluation of pancytopenia and neutropenic fever. She was found to have pancytopenia on routine blood work. about 2 months prior to presentation. She complained of intermittent fever and chills for 1 week. She denied any specific complaints including […]
Abstract Number: 854
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 27-year-old man presented with one week of generalized weakness and lightheadedness upon standing. He works in construction (installing fireplaces) but had been unable to work during the last week due to symptoms. On presentation, he was tachycardic with HR 120; vital signs were otherwise normal. Exam was notable for significant […]
Abstract Number: C38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Babesiosis, most commonly caused by Babesia microti and transmitted by the Ixodes tick, is one of the predominant tick-borne diseases of Northeast and upper Midwestern United States (1, 2). Clinical manifestations range from asymptomatic infection to severe fulminant disease, with fever being the most common presentation (3). Acute respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated […]
Abstract Number: D29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 38 year old male with a history of anxiety and hypothyroidism who received the second dose of SARS-COV2 Pfizer-Biontech vaccination 17 days prior, presented with 4 days of severe gingival bleeding after dental cleaning, epistaxis and a petechial rash of his extremities and was found to have new onset severe thrombocytopenia of […]
Abstract Number: H25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 40 year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with several months of fatigue followed by acute fever and confusion. She denied weight loss, swollen glands, cough, rash, arthralgias, or myalgias. No drug or alcohol use. She was febrile to 102.5F. The remainder of the vital signs were normal, and the neuro exam […]
Abstract Number: H34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old male with no past medical history presented with four days of a constant “pins and needles” sensation located from fingertips through elbows bilaterally as well as progressive shortness of breath and fatigue. He reported feeling unbalanced and light-headed. Additionally, for seven months he experienced confusion including word finding difficulties. Further history […]
Abstract Number: 1059
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 68 year old female patient presented to the emergency department after being found down at her house. On exam she was found to be confused and disoriented. Lab work showed severe pancytopenia, and elevated bilirubin with no associated elevation of LFTs. She was transfused with 2 units of packed red blood cells […]