Meeting
Abstract Number: 423
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 33 year-old Hispanic male without significant history presented with an unremitting fever for 5 days, associated with myalgais, fatigue, night sweats, and a rash. Upon admission, he was tachycardic, hypotensive and febrile at 103F. Physical exam revealed a diffuse non-blanching, maculo-papular rash, sparing the face, palms and soles. Labs […]
Abstract Number: 446
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old Caucasian male, a construction worker, presented with three weeks of high-spiking daily fevers, myalgias and fatigue. He endorsed a water-skiing trip, and tick and dog bites within recent weeks. He was discharged two days prior from an outside hospital (OH), where he was treated for possible pneumonia or a tick-borne illness […]
Abstract Number: D39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man presented to the hospital with three days of lethargy, confusion, jaundice, abdominal pain with associated vomiting and poor oral intake. Medical history includes recently diagnosed Adult-onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) 6 weeks prior to presentation, for which he was taking prednisone 60 mg daily. Exam was notable for lethargy, petechiae on […]