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Abstract Number: 321
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 42 year old male with history of alcoholism and chronic tophaceous gout on allopurinol, presented with acute left elbow pain and swelling. Exam showed synovitis of left wrist and elbow, distal interphalangeal joint (DIJ) and right knee and tophi on left DIJ. Arthrocentesis of left elbow revealed purulent fluid with leukocytosis (5000,000/mm3) and […]
Abstract Number: 439
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension and alcohol use disorder was referred to our ED for persistently elevated lipase. Two weeks prior he was admitted to an outside hospital for alcohol induced pancreatitis. On presentation, he reported bilateral ankle pain. Vitals were unremarkable. Physical examination was significant for bilateral erythematous, edematous […]
Abstract Number: 453
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 35-year-old Caucasian gentleman who was diagnosed with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ) 2 years ago. Two weeks prior to the hospitalization, he noticed skin nodules on both sides of the abdominal wall and in the upper thighs. He also noticed a lesion that looked like a boil on his right shin, started draining and […]
Abstract Number: 512
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 41- years- old male with no medical problems but daily alcohol and tobacco abuse developed sudden right and then left foot pain with swelling 2 weeks before admission. Diagnosis of gout was diagnosed at another hospital and he was treated with steroids with no symptom relief; the right wrist swelling prompted empiric […]
Abstract Number: 539
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man with a past medical history of gout and chronic pancreatitis complicated by pseudocyst presented with bilateral lower leg swelling, erythema, and pain for few weeks. The rash was also associated with bilateral lower extremity nodules that would spontaneously open and discharge white material. He was seen and treated in the […]
Abstract Number: 574
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old woman with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with four days of facial swelling and progressive, painless skin lesions on her back and extremities. Six months prior to presentation, the patient reported dark patches on her bilateral lower extremities while experiencing fever and chills. A skin biopsy was […]
Abstract Number: 610
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Inflammatory polyarthritis and panniculitis are rare sequela of pancreatic disorders. This condition has been termed Polyarthritis, Panniculitis and Pancreatitis (PPP) and occurs in less than 5% of patients with underlying pancreatic disease. A 64 year old man presented with chronic erythematous, edematous, and tender subcutaneous nodules on all four extremities. He also had bilaterally […]
Abstract Number: 876
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old woman with past medical history of gastritis and past surgical history of appendectomy and C-section presented with a six-month history of intermittent abdominal discomfort, non-bloody diarrhea, nausea and bloating that was significantly worsening during the week prior to admission. In a span of six months, the patient was noted to […]
Abstract Number: 1177
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 10 year-old girl was admitted directly to the pediatric ward with several weeks of fever of unknown origin, lower extremity edema, right groin edema, erythema and pain. She frequently traveled to Mexico and lived in a farm-type setting.She had been treated for cellulitis with at least 7 different antibiotics at […]