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Abstract Number: 482
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 21 cases of small intestine anisakiasis were analyzed in terms of medical history, examinations of symptoms, vital signs, laboratory data, and CT findings. 9 cases were identified through specific anisakiasis Immunoglobulin E or Immunoglobulin A testing. 2 cases were confirmed by the detection of anisakis by endoscopic examination. 10 cases were diagnosed based […]
Abstract Number: 482
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This is an 84-year old Caucasian man with a past medical history of hypercholesterinemia who developed dry cough, mild shortness of breath, generalized weakness, and fever 13 days prior to the presentation. Three days after onset, he was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus. His shortness of breath continued to worsen, and the patient […]
Abstract Number: 486
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Introduction: Hydralazine is an adjunctive antihypertensive medication that is associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) – associated vasculitis. Kidney involvement usually comprises a pauci-immune, necrotizing glomerulonephritis with crescents. We describe a rare case of hydralazine induced ANCA positive vasculitis with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and without glomerular involvement. Case Report: A 74 year old […]
Abstract Number: 488
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with spina bifida was admitted for sepsis secondary to sacral osteomyelitis. She improved with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and her antibiotic regimen was narrowed to Zosyn (piperacillin + tazobactam) to complete a 6-week course. On hospital day 12, discharge was delayed pending insurance approval of an air mattress for home. Three days […]
Abstract Number: 492
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Anti-thyroid Drugs (ATD) such as propilthiourcil (PTU) and methimazole (MTM) can cause a number of systemic changes such as fever, rash, and respiratory symptoms (from epistaxis to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage). Guidelines almost always recommend MTM over PTU because it has fewer side effects. We present a patient diagnosed with Grave’s Disease who developed […]
Abstract Number: 494
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man presented with dyspnea, wheezing and productive cough. He was hypoxemic and a chest radiograph revealed a left lower lobe infiltrate and he was admitted with a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation and pneumonia. His troponin was mildly elevated and he was started on a heparin infusion. The intravenous line infusing […]
Abstract Number: 495
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female with a history of NASH cirrhosis and insulin dependent diabetes was sent from the Hepatology clinic for elevated Creatinine from 1.8 to 4.8 mg/dL. Her vital signs were stable and she was admitted for the management of suspected hepatorenal syndrome. Her hospital course was complicated by 5 weeks of ICU […]
Abstract Number: 498
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 30 year old African American female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and secondary Lupus nephritis presented with painful erythematous blisters on her hands and feet along with dysphagia and oral ulcers. It was discovered that 2 weeks prior she was started on mycophenolate mofetil for treatment of her lupus […]
Abstract Number: 498
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 71 year old female with past medical history of DM2, HTN, and CKD presented with weakness and body aches, progressing to inability to ambulate. Home medications included insulin, valsartan, and rosuvastatin. She was found to have a creatinine of 7.99 mg/dL from a baseline of 2 mg/dL. She was also found to […]
Abstract Number: 501
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic kidney disease, and type II diabetes presented with dyspnea. He was diagnosed with a COPD exacerbation and COVID-19 infection and treated with IV and oral steroids during an 18-day hospitalization. Two days after discharge, he presented with right upper extremity […]