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Washington University Experience | MISCELLANEOUS | Wolfram Syndrome | 2A0 Case 2 History
Case 2 History ---- The patient was a 64-year-old woman with a history of Wolfram syndrome (including cognitive delay, optic atrophy, neurogenic bladder, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, recent pulmonary embolism and sepsis secondary to urinary tract infection. She presented to an outside hospital with shortness of breath. She was nonverbal during the examination and at baseline. In the ED her vital signs were significant for hypoxia (87% saturation) and tachycardia. She was admitted for acute hypoxic hypercapneic respiratory failure secondary to multifocal pneumonia and for acute kidney injury, obstructive sleep apnea, leukocytosis and recurrent pulmonary embolism. She was transitioned to comfort care and passed away.
