Meeting
Abstract Number: 512
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis (XGP) is an uncommon sequelae of chronic renal inflammation whose process may invade local structures. We present a rare case of an invasive Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis (XGP) extending into the thoracic cavity in a 48 year-old female presenting with chronic productive cough. This previously healthy patient presented with dyspnea, productive cough, and […]
Abstract Number: 551
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old woman with multiple medical co-morbidities including morbid obesity with body mass index of 84, hepatitis C cirrhosis, urinary retention requiring chronic indwelling foley catheter and bilateral non-obstructing renal calculi presented from her nursing home with altered mental status, tachycardia, hypotension, and urinalysis findings consistent with urinary tract infection. She had a […]
Abstract Number: 586
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 73 year old male with a history of hypertension and osteoarthritis presented to the hospital with progressively worsening back pain. He has chronic back pain, but suddenly woke up and noticed a difficult time walking and standing, resulting in a fall. His symptoms were associated with subjective fevers, chills, and diaphoresis. Vital […]
Abstract Number: O46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (status-post 2 cycles of CHOP chemotherapy), COPD, stage 3 chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mellitus presented with generalized weakness and diarrhea. His symptoms began three days prior with head pain, chills, and weakness. He then developed increasing diarrhea from his baseline of one […]