A5006768352- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Blood disorders and treatments
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2020
Morristown Medical Center
2017
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present multiple cardiovascular pathologies, including pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, pericarditis, myocarditis, and premature atherosclerosis. SLE medications also cause side effects. We a patient who developed severe cardiomyopathy secondary to the hydroxychloroquine prescribed treat her SLE. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis that rare and underdiagnosed in adults given its atypical presentation, especially non-Asian patients. Incomplete KD characterized by less than 4 of the classic clinical findings mucocutaneous inflammation more common adults. shock syndrome (KSS) complication has features both cardiogenic vasoplegic shock. Case: A 48-year-old Black male was admitted for subjective fevers, abdominal pain, cervical adenopathy, jaundice. Labs include...