Meeting
Abstract Number: 454
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Caucasian woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation presented with persistent exertional dyspnea, fatigue, malaise, and anorexia for the past few days. She was recently discharged for community-acquired pneumonia twice at another institution without improvement of nonproductive cough, mild proximal muscle weakness, and exertional dyspnea. She was […]
Abstract Number: 462
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63 year old male with no past medical history was admitted with five months of bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness as well as a pruritic, erythematous rash on his face, arms, and back. This was followed by progressive dysphagia. Initial workup, including a pectoralis muscle biopsy showing necrotizing myopathy, and MRI […]
Abstract Number: 677
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine malignancy, with high propensity to metastasize and reoccur. It most commonly affects the skin, and seldomly involves internal organs [1]. MCC is a rare entity, with 2488 cases/year in 2013 in the United states and more aggressive than melanoma [1, 2]. Gaining insight into this […]