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Microbiology & Immunology Case Reports - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 1st Edition

by Ken S. Rosenthal, PhD, Emily Blodget, MD, Susan Butler-Wu, PhD, Wendy Gould, MD, Minto Porter, MD, Raj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM and Michele Koolaee, MD

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Microbiology and Immunology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material essential for USMLE and exam preparation. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
    • Covers core, high-yield content on microbiology and immunology in a practical, concise, easy-to-read manner.
    • Features case scenarios, clinical pearls, tables, imaging, microscopic and gross illustrations, as well as Beyond the Pearls tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) that provide deep coverage of core material.
    • Teaches how to learn with a patient-focused, clinical approach.
    • Includes questions throughout the case that put you in the physician’s place and demonstrate the decision making that is needed both in the hospital and on exams.
    • Cases have been carefully chosen and cover scenarios and questions frequently encountered on the USMLE, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls.
    • Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians and basic scientists.
    • Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls titles are ideal for all medical students, especially those in case-based, problem-based, or integrated courses, and during clinical rotations.

  • Introduction—Microbiology
    Introduction—Immunology

    SECTION 1 Microbiology
    PART A Bacteria
    1. A 28-Year-Old Female With Fever and Abdominal Pain
    2. A 25-Year-Old With Fever and Abdominal Pain After Returning From Travel
    3. A 48-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Cramping and Painful Diarrhea
    4. A 72-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea and Severe Abdominal Pain
    5. A 49-Year-Old Woman With Sore Throat and Fever
    6. A 68-Year-Old Male With Fever, Cough, and Worsening Dyspnea
    7. A 35-Year-Old Male Presents With a Seizure
    8. A 21-Year-Old Male With Pharyngitis
    9. A 70-Year-Old-Female With Fevers and Chills
    10. A 56-Year-Old Male With Fever, Headache, and Rash
    11. A 62-Year-Old Female With Flank Pain and Fevers
    12. A 54-Year-Old Homeless Male With Fevers, Chills, and Shortness of Breath
    13. A 43-Year-Old Female Presents to the Urgent Care With a 3-Day History of Sore Throat and Pain When Swallowing
    14. An 83-Year-Old Female With Generalized Weakness, Fever, and Altered Mentation
    15. A 42-Year-Old Male With Low Back Pain
    16. A 20-Year-Old Male With Penile Discharge
    17. A 57-Year-Old With History of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting With 2 Weeks of Fever, Cough, and Dyspnea
    18. A 23-Year-Old Female With Hemoptysis
    19. A 66-Year-Old Female With 2 Years of Productive Cough, Dyspnea, and Malaise
    PART B Virus
    20. An 11-Month-Old Girl With Fever and a Rash
    21. A 33-Year-Old Woman With Vomiting and Diarrhea After a Cruise
    22. A 39-Year-Old-Male With Right Upper Quadrant Pain and Hematochezia
    23. A 48-Year-Old Male With Nonproductive Cough, Dyspnea, and Loss of Smell
    24. A 30-Year-Old Female With Malaise, Cough, and Myalgias
    25. A 42-Year-Old Female With Odynophagia
    26. A 16-Year-Old Female With Sore Throat
    27. A 34-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea
    28. A 48-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Fever, Headache, and Confusion
    29. A 38-Year-Old HIV Patient With Various Nonspecific Symptoms
    PART C Fungus
    30. A 57-Year-Old Female With Cough and Weight Loss
    31. A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Immunosuppressants Presents With Cough, Dyspnea, and Pleuritic Chest Pain
    32. A 21-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis
    33. A 73-Year-Old-Male With a Painful Knee
    PART D Parasite
    34. A 45-Year-Old Male With Prolonged Diarrhea
    35. A 70-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Pain
    36. A 40-Year-Old Immunocompromised Male With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions
    37. A 35-Year-Old Male Returning From Travel With Fever and Headache
    38. A 45-Year-Old Male With Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

    SECTION 2 Immunology
    39. A 6-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breath
    40. A 20-Month-Old Girl With Recurrent Infections
    41. A 25-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse, Itchy Rash, Fatigue, and Joint Pain
    42. A 7-Month-Old Boy Presents With Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to Thrive
    43. A 24-Year-Old Female Presents With Chronic Rhinitis, Sinus Congestion, and Recurrent Sinusitis
    44. A 50-Year-Old Male Establishing Care
    45. Four-Day-Old Boy Presents With Lethargy, Poor Feeding, and Craniofacial Abnormalities
    46. A 4-Month-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Eczema
    47. A 33-Year-Old Pregnant Female With Fever, Malaise, and Myalgia
    48. A 66-Year-Old Man Is Found by Paramedics With Hives, Hypotension, and Loss of Consciousness
    49. A 6-Year-Old Girl With Wheezing, Lip Swelling, and Vomiting
    50. A 29-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis
    51. A 12-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Arthralgia, and Rash
    52. A 14-Year-Old Boy With Weeping, Pruritic Lesions on Lower Extremities
    53. A 7-Year-Old Boy With Arthralgias, Abdominal Pain, and Palpable Purpura
    54. A 67-Year-Old Male With Malaise and Fever After a Kidney Transplant
    55. A 4-Month-Old Infant With a History of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Who Underwent Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant and Presents With Pruritic Morbilliform Rash and Diarrhea
    56. A 4-Year-Old Boy Presents With Persistent Rash and Chronic Pruritis
    57. A 4-Year-Old Boy With Burning Sensation in the Chest and Abdominal Pain
    58. A 42-Year-Old Female Presents to the Emergency Department With Generalized Pruritus

    Introduction—Microbiology
    Introduction—Immunology

    SECTION 1 Microbiology
    PART A Bacteria
    1. A 28-Year-Old Female With Fever and Abdominal Pain
    2. A 25-Year-Old With Fever and Abdominal Pain After Returning From Travel
    3. A 48-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Cramping and Painful Diarrhea
    4. A 72-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea and Severe Abdominal Pain
    5. A 49-Year-Old Woman With Sore Throat and Fever
    6. A 68-Year-Old Male With Fever, Cough, and Worsening Dyspnea
    7. A 35-Year-Old Male Presents With a Seizure
    8. A 21-Year-Old Male With Pharyngitis
    9. A 70-Year-Old-Female With Fevers and Chills
    10. A 56-Year-Old Male With Fever, Headache, and Rash
    11. A 62-Year-Old Female With Flank Pain and Fevers
    12. A 54-Year-Old Homeless Male With Fevers, Chills, and Shortness of Breath
    13. A 43-Year-Old Female Presents to the Urgent Care With a 3-Day History of Sore Throat and Pain When Swallowing
    14. An 83-Year-Old Female With Generalized Weakness, Fever, and Altered Mentation
    15. A 42-Year-Old Male With Low Back Pain
    16. A 20-Year-Old Male With Penile Discharge
    17. A 57-Year-Old With History of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting With 2 Weeks of Fever, Cough, and Dyspnea
    18. A 23-Year-Old Female With Hemoptysis
    19. A 66-Year-Old Female With 2 Years of Productive Cough, Dyspnea, and Malaise
    PART B Virus
    20. An 11-Month-Old Girl With Fever and a Rash
    21. A 33-Year-Old Woman With Vomiting and Diarrhea After a Cruise
    22. A 39-Year-Old-Male With Right Upper Quadrant Pain and Hematochezia
    23. A 48-Year-Old Male With Nonproductive Cough, Dyspnea, and Loss of Smell
    24. A 30-Year-Old Female With Malaise, Cough, and Myalgias
    25. A 42-Year-Old Female With Odynophagia
    26. A 16-Year-Old Female With Sore Throat
    27. A 34-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea
    28. A 48-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Fever, Headache, and Confusion
    29. A 38-Year-Old HIV Patient With Various Nonspecific Symptoms
    PART C Fungus
    30. A 57-Year-Old Female With Cough and Weight Loss
    31. A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Immunosuppressants Presents With Cough, Dyspnea, and Pleuritic Chest Pain
    32. A 21-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis
    33. A 73-Year-Old-Male With a Painful Knee
    PART D Parasite
    34. A 45-Year-Old Male With Prolonged Diarrhea
    35. A 70-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Pain
    36. A 40-Year-Old Immunocompromised Male With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions
    37. A 35-Year-Old Male Returning From Travel With Fever and Headache
    38. A 45-Year-Old Male With Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

    SECTION 2 Immunology
    39. A 6-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breath
    40. A 20-Month-Old Girl With Recurrent Infections
    41. A 25-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse, Itchy Rash, Fatigue, and Joint Pain
    42. A 7-Month-Old Boy Presents With Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to Thrive
    43. A 24-Year-Old Female Presents With Chronic Rhinitis, Sinus Congestion, and Recurrent Sinusitis
    44. A 50-Year-Old Male Establishing Care
    45. Four-Day-Old Boy Presents With Lethargy, Poor Feeding, and Craniofacial Abnormalities
    46. A 4-Month-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Eczema
    47. A 33-Year-Old Pregnant Female With Fever, Malaise, and Myalgia
    48. A 66-Year-Old Man Is Found by Paramedics With Hives, Hypotension, and Loss of Consciousness
    49. A 6-Year-Old Girl With Wheezing, Lip Swelling, and Vomiting
    50. A 29-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis
    51. A 12-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Arthralgia, and Rash
    52. A 14-Year-Old Boy With Weeping, Pruritic Lesions on Lower Extremities
    53. A 7-Year-Old Boy With Arthralgias, Abdominal Pain, and Palpable Purpura
    54. A 67-Year-Old Male With Malaise and Fever After a Kidney Transplant
    55. A 4-Month-Old Infant With a History of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Who Underwent Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant and Presents With Pruritic Morbilliform Rash and Diarrhea
    56. A 4-Year-Old Boy Presents With Persistent Rash and Chronic Pruritis
    57. A 4-Year-Old Boy With Burning Sensation in the Chest and Abdominal Pain
    58. A 42-Year-Old Female Presents to the Emergency Department With Generalized Pruritus

    Appendix
    Index

  • Ken S. Rosenthal, PhD, Adjunct Professor Infectious Diseases University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Professor of Immunology Augusta University, University of Georgia Medical Partnership Athens, Georgia; Emeritus Professor Northeastern Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, Emily Blodget, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator), ACGME Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director, Co-Interim Chief for the Division of Infectious Diseases, School, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USA, Susan Butler-Wu, PhD, Director of Clinical Microbiology, LAC+USC Medical Center; Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology; Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Wendy Gould, MD, Attending Physician, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Immunology, Sussman Allergy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Minto Porter, MD, Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Essentia Health, Brainerd, USA, Raj Dasgupta, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAASM, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Huntington Health, Pasadena, California, USA and Michele Koolaee, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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