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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: Clinical

Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC): The Curious Case of Chronic Pain: A Diagnosis in Disguise

Sunday, October 26, 2025
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time

    Moderator(s)

  • SK

    Sonali Khandelwal, MD

    Associate Professor
    Rush University
    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): Allogene: Consultant (Ongoing); Boehringer-Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing)

Faculty will present a challenging case that may be seen in the rheumatology clinic, and explore the evaluation, differential diagnosis and treatment for the disease in question. This is a highly interactive session with engaging speakers across multiple specialties involved in this very challenging case.

Learning Objectives:

  • Formulate a differential diagnosis for ongoing uncontrolled symptoms in patients with refractory disease and multi-system complaints
  • Discuss hematologic causes for uncontrolled symptoms in patients with chronic inflammatory disease
  • Identify how to approach renal dysfunction in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory disease

Presentations:

  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    The Curious Case of Chronic Pain: A Diagnosis in Disguise

    Speaker: Elizabeth Nettleton, DO – Rush University Medical Center

    Speaker: Nelson Leung, MD – Mayo Clinic

    Speaker: Shivi Jain – Rush University Medical Center