Meeting
Abstract Number: 430
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year male presents with complaints of a cough and progressive dyspnea for over a week. Pertinent history included a Tuberculosis (TB) infection over thirty years ago with an unclear treatment course. Social history was positive for a 40 pack-year smoking history. On presentation, he was tachycardic, hypoxic and tachypneic. Physical exam was […]
Abstract Number: 451
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with a history of renal transplant currently on immunosuppressive medication presents to the hospital with fevers and general malaise. Laboratory findings were significant for hypercalcemia (15.6 mg/dL) with suppressed parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Infectious investigation including urinalysis, chest x-ray, commuted tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, blood cultures, […]
Abstract Number: 536
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis (on adalimumab), presented with 2-days of fever, cough, diarrhea, and encephalopathy. He had no significant travel history. On exam, he was tachycardic (P = 120 bpm), febrile (temperature 103.0oF), tachypneic (RR = 30 bpm) and had left-sided crackles. Notable labs: WBC = 12.3 109/L, Na+ = 130 […]