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Abstract Number: 689
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Progressive dysphagia associated with weight loss is usually related to upper gastrointestinal cancer. As a differential diagnosis, fungal infections may present with a similar clinical presentation due to upper GI lesions. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) infection is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the fungi Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, especially important in rural areas of Latin America. […]
Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old female with controlled type 2 DM (A1C 7%, diet control), hypertension and left-eye glaucoma with resultant vision loss was initially admitted for atypical chest pain. She reported unintentional weight loss of 30 pounds in three months and progressive blurry vision of her right eye for 4 months, which had been evaluated […]
Abstract Number: 739
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male, active hiker presented to the emergency department with fever, chills and palpitations for one week. He had noticed a 20 cm rash in his groin for 6 weeks. On examination, his vital signs were within normal limits and there was a faint, left groin rash which was about 10 cm […]
Abstract Number: 744
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, and tobacco abuse was admitted to the hospital for worsening shortness of breath and cough. The patient was initially admitted to the hospital for cough and shortness of breath. CT chest revealed multifocal pneumonia and the patient was started […]
Abstract Number: 761
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 66-year-old woman with history of hypertension and hypothyroidism who was brought in by her family due to confusion. At baseline, patient was a high functioning individual, working as a customer service representative and living independently. About a month prior to presentation, her family noticed a decline in […]
Abstract Number: 862
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 42 year old male with history of active substance abuse and multiple psychiatric diagnosis who presented with acute onset of progressive weakness and multiple cranial nerve palsies (extra ocular, facial and bulbar involvement) in the setting of recent IV and subcutaneous heroin use. Patient initially had onset of generalized fatigue, dysarthria and left […]
Abstract Number: 876
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Our 28-year-old female patient with a history of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for the evaluation of intermittent confusion and word-finding difficulty for one week. The patient’s vitals on admission were within normal limits. A physical examination was significant for diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 878
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man with hypertension, coronary artery disease s/p PCI and new-onset depression on SSRI presented with slurred speech due to a sensation of tongue heaviness that started 3 days prior to presentation. Acute stroke was ruled out and further history revealed the patient experienced multiple falls over the past 4 years, each […]
Abstract Number: P28
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old female with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) and hypothyroidism presented with three days of dull pain localized bilaterally to the biceps femorum, recurrent emesis, and anorexia. Her past medical history includes complications of hATTR (being treated with patisirtan and tafamidis); polyneuropathy, small bowel enteropathy, and cardiomyopathy with associated recent bioprosthetic mitral and […]