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Abstract Number: 523
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 19 year old obese African American male with past medical history of asthma presented to the emergency room with sudden onset of shortness of breath. He had cough with expectoration of greenish sputum for 1 week prior to presentation. Review of system was negative except for watery diarrhea of 2 days duration. […]
Abstract Number: 533
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32 year-old female with history of systemic lupus erythematosus, depression and anxiety was admitted to the medical ward with cytomegalovirus pneumonitis and viremia. On hospitalization day 21, patient had an acute change in mental status becoming nonverbal and non-interactive with examiner. Medications at the time of incident were ceftriaxone, valgancyclovir, thiamine, prednisone […]
Abstract Number: 534
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old woman with history of lupus not on steroid or immunosuppressive therapy for more than 10 years presented with headache, generalized weakness, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and malaise. On exam, the patient was afebrile with tachycardia and hypotension. She was ill-appearing with a diffusely tender abdomen, mild hepatomegaly, and enlarged axillary and […]
Abstract Number: 536
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 23 year-old Guatemalan man presented to the hospital with right sided facial swelling, vesicular lesions on the eyelids and ulcers on the tongue. He was admitted with seven similar episodes during the past three months and was treated with steroids, antibiotics, antihistamines and also antiviral therapy for possible cellulitis and Herpes associated […]
Abstract Number: 541
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 18-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with four days of worsening fever, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, headache, and difficulty swallowing. One month prior, he presented to an urgent care with an enlarged tender lump below his chin and swollen lymph nodes. He was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis (IM) and […]
Abstract Number: 546
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The first patient is a 47-year-old African-American male who presented with severe hand pain and purulent wound. Initial laboratory findings revealed elevated liver enzymes, elevated inflammatory markers, and leukocytosis. The patient underwent incision and drainage of the hand wound followed by antibiotic administration. The patient then developed diffuse, pustular lesions with an umbilicated […]
Abstract Number: 549
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with no known past medical history presented with chief complaint of fatigue associated with generalized weakness, malaise, slurring of speech and body aches specifically upper and lower back pain for 3 weeks. He reported working in the woods. Vital signs were unremarkable. Physical exam was remarkable for a faint erythematous […]
Abstract Number: 557
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with hypertension and a history of thalassemia trait presented to the ED for evaluation of two weeks of progressive malaise and widespread tender lymphadenopathy. One week prior, the patient started a course of doxycycline for presumed tick-borne illness by his primary care provider, but worsening symptoms along with diarrhea, vomiting, […]
Abstract Number: 562
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 38-year-old woman with no past medical history presented to the hospital with four days of fatigue, myalgias, and productive cough. On admission, she was febrile to 103 F, had a heart rate of 130 with ECG showing sinus tachycardia, saturating 95% on two liters of nasal cannula oxygen. Initial workup […]
Abstract Number: 569
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old female with history of primary membranous nephropathy, hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, preeclampsia, and intrauterine fetal demise presented to the hospital with weakness, 2-3 days of upper respiratory symptoms, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Labs showed normocytic anemia with hemoglobin of 3.3 g/dL worsening to 1.9 g/dL pending blood transfusion and leukocytosis […]