Consultations in Infectious Disease: A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management

Daniel Caplivski; W. Michael Scheld

Consultations in Infectious Disease: A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management

Daniel Caplivski and W. Michael Scheld

Abstract

This resource, featuring numerous high-quality images and illustrations guiding diagnosis and case discussion, is meant to serve as a highly practical guide covering current approaches and new developments in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a cross section of infectious diseases, including community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: May 2012

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199735006

Published online:: Sep 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199735006.001.0001

Authors

Daniel Caplivski, author Mount Sinai School of Medicine

W. Michael Scheld, author University of Virginia Health System

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Front Matter
Chapter 1 Meningitis
- Case 1a: A College Student with Altered Mental StatusAmy Mathers and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 1b: Television IntoleranceJennifer Jao and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 1c: Gait Instability and Slurred Speech in an Immunosuppressed PatientSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 1d: A 38-year-old Woman from Thailand with Pulmonary Infiltrates and MeningitisNajah Doka and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 1e: Fever and Confusion after NeurosurgeryRachel Chasan
Chapter 2 Encephalitis and Myelopathy
- Case 2a: Recurrent MeningitisSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 2b: Confusion and Fever in an Elderly WomanMahesh Swaminathan
- Case 2c: A 41-year-old Woodcutter with Progressively Worsening Mental StatusFlorence Nana, W. Michael Scheld, and Joshua Dowell
- Case 2d: A Renal Transplant Recipient with Weakness and Gait InstabilityMichael Lief and Shirish Huprikar
Chapter 3 Focal Central Nervous System Infections
- Case 3a: Ataxia, Dizziness, and Altered Mental Status in a Patient Previously Treated for PneumoniaSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 3b: A 55-Year-Old Man with Back PainRupa Rajesh Patel and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 3c: A Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient with Back Pain and WeaknessNicole M. Bouvier and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 3d: A Construction Worker with Headache and Visual LossLuciano Kapelusznik and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 3e: A 42-Year-Old Man with Progressive Cognitive DeclineRupa Rajesh Patel and Daniel Caplivski
Chapter 4 Ophthalmologic Infections
- Case 4a: A 23-Year-Old Contact Lens Wearer with Eye Pain and Decreased VisionNancy Sun, and Chad Zatezalo
- Case 4b: A 46-Year-Old Man with a Painful Red Eye and a RashChad Zatezalo, and Ronni Lieberman
- Case 4c: Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in a Patient with AIDSChad Zatezalo, and Ronni Lieberman
- Case 4d: A 17-Year-Old Female with Peripheral Vision LossRupa Rajesh Patel, Katherine Zamecki, Michael Mullen, and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 4e: Fever, Chills, and Unilateral Vision Loss in a 73-Year-Old ManDaniel Caplivski, Chad Zatezalo, and Robert S. Klein
- Case 4f: Decreased Vision and a Painful, Red Eye in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and Prolonged NeutropeniaLindsey Reese, Chad Zatezalo, Stephen Mercer, Robert Phelps, and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 4g: Blurry Vision in a Patient with AIDSRonni Lieberman
Chapter 5 Oropharyngeal and Sinus Infections
- Case 5a: A 43-Year-Old Man with Neck Swelling and StridorMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana
- Case 5b: Sore Throat and Neck Swelling in a 48-Year-Old Man with AIDSDaniel Caplivski
- Case 5c: Sore Throat and Shortness of Breath followed by Septic Shock in a Healthy 18-Year-Old Polo PlayerJoshua C. Eby and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 5d: A Renal Transplant Recipient with Facial Pain and SwellingDaniel Caplivski and Shirish Huprikar
Chapter 6 Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompetent Hosts
- Case 6a: A 27-Year-Old Woman with a Fever, Cough, and Pleuritic Chest PainJennifer Jao and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 6b: A 31-Year-Old Man with Skin Lesions Following a Respiratory IllnessMahesh Swaminathan
- Case 6c: Persistent Cough in a Woman from MexicoMahesh Swaminathan
- Case 6d: Respiratory Distress in 2009Irini Scordi-Bello and David P. Calfee
- Case 6e: Three Men with Severe Pneumonia after Entering a MineDaniel Caplivski
Chapter 7 Pulmonary Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts
- Case 7a: A 73-Year-Old Man with Nosocomial PneumoniaKeith Sigel, Irini Scordi-Bello, Gopi Patel, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 7b: A 72-Year-Old Woman with Persistent Cough and NeutropeniaDaniel Caplivski and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 7c: A 56-Year-Old Woman with Pulmonary NodulesDaniel Caplivski, Mary Beth Beasley, and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 7d: A 47-Year-Old Woman from Thailand with Worsening DyspneaJennifer Jao
- Case 7e: Severe Pneumonia from a Gram-Positive BacillusMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana and Mary Beth Beasley
- Case 7f: Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breath in an Immunocompromised HostLuciano Kapelusznik
Chapter 8 Cardiac Infections
- Case 8a: A 36-Year-Old Man with Homonymous HemianopsiaMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana
- Case 8b: Shortness of Breath and Weight Loss in a Patient with Hypertrophic Obstructive CardiomyopathyLuciano Kapelusznik and Jeffrey Gumprecht
- Case 8c: A 24-Year-Old Man from Botswana with Pleuritic Chest PainFlorence Nana and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 8d: Skin Lesion in a Patient with Recent Heart TransplantMahesh Swaminathan and Shirish Huprikar
Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal Infections
- Case 9a: Diffuse Colitis and PseudomembranesDavid P. Calfee
- Case 9b: Abdominal Pain, Fever, and Weight Loss in a Patient with Crohn’s DiseaseMarion-Anna Protano, Luciano Kapelusznik, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 9c: Fevers and Chills after Travel to IndiaJennifer Jao
- Case 9d: Enlarging Liver Cysts in a Woman from UzbekistanDaniel Seth Fierer and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 9e: A-65 Year-Old Heart Transplant Recipient with Abdominal Pain and Altered Mental StatusGopi Patel, Michael Lief, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 9f: A Liver Transplant Recipient with Fever and Abdominal PainMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana, and Shirish Huprikar
Chapter 10 Urinary Tract Infections
- Case 10a: Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococccus aureus (MSSA) PyelonephritisFlorence Nana and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 10b: A 19-Year-Old Stem Cell Transplant Recipient with HematuriaDaniel Caplivski and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 10c: Multidrug-Resistant OrganismsGopi Patel
- Case 10d: An 84-Year-Old Man in Septic ShockMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana
Chapter 11 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Case 11a: A 21-Year-Old Man with Recurrent AbscessesRachel Chasan
- Case 11b: A 60-Year-Old Woman with Diabetes Mellitus and Severe Leg PainMahesh Swaminathan, Marco Harmaty, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 11c: Postoperative Dehiscence Following Gastric Banding SurgeryMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana, Marco Harmaty, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 11d: A 61-Year-Old Woman from Mexico with Cutaneous UlcersFlorence Nana and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 11e: Enlarging Skin Lesions in a Kidney–Pancreas Transplant RecipientSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 11f: Orbital, Ear, and Skin Lesions in a Healthy Laboratory Research AssistantJoshua C. Eby and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 11g: A 46-Year-Old Man with Fevers, Rash, and MalaiseMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana, Michael Mullen, and Daniel Caplivski
Chapter 12 Bone and Joint Infections
- Case 12a: 51-Year-Old Woman with a Painless Foot UlcerKeith Sigel
- Case 12b: Non-Healing Skin Ulceration with an Associated Fistulous TractSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 12c: A Painful, Swollen KneeMichael M. Gaisa and Michael Mullen
- Case 12d: A 68-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Multiple Inflamed JointsJennifer Jao
Chapter 13 Vector-Borne Infections
- Case 13a: A Veterinarian with Multiple Skin Ulcers after Travel to Costa RicaDaniel Caplivski and Robert Phelps
- Case 13b: Fever in a Returned TravelerSean Pawlowski and W. Michael Scheld
- Case 13c: A 51-Year-Old Woman with Fever, Rash, and an EscharLuciano Kapelusznik
- Case 13d: A Call from the Hematology LabMeenakshi Mehrotra Rana
- Case 13e: Altered Mental Status, Thrombocytopenia and Leukopenia in a HikerRachel Chasan
Chapter 14 Noninfectious Syndromes that Mimic Infections
- Case 14a: Prolonged Postpartum FeverLindsey Reese
- Case 14b: Worsening Dyspnea and Pulmonary InfiltratesMichael M. Gaisa, Mary Beth Beasley, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 14c: Fever, Hypotension, and Rash in an Immunocompromised Patient with LymphomaLindsey Reese, Shirish Huprikar, Stephen Mercer, and Robert Phelps
- Case 14d: A Renal Transplant Recipient with a Mediastinal MassDaniel Caplivski, and Shirish Huprikar
- Case 14e: A 23-Year-Old Man with Unexplained Fevers, Diffuse Pains, and RashMichael M. Gaisa, Stephen Mercer, and Daniel Caplivski
- Case 14f: A 45-Year-Old Man with Bullae and VesiclesAmy Mathers, Stephen Mercer, and William Michael Scheld
End Matter
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Consultations in Infectious Disease: A Case Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management

Daniel Caplivski and W. Michael Scheld

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