Description
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.
Table of Contents
Introduction—MicrobiologyIntroduction—ImmunologySECTION 1 MicrobiologyPART A BacteriaChapter 1 A 28-Year-Old Female With Fever and Abdominal PainChapter 2 A 25-Year-Old With Fever and Abdominal Pain After Returning From TravelChapter 3 A 48-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Cramping and Painful DiarrheaChapter 4 A 72-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea and Severe Abdominal PainChapter 5 A 49-Year-Old Woman With Sore Throat and FeverChapter 6 A 68-Year-Old Male With Fever, Cough, and Worsening DyspneaChapter 7 A 35-Year-Old Male Presents With a SeizureChapter 8 A 21-Year-Old Male With PharyngitisChapter 9 A 70-Year-Old-Female With Fevers and ChillsChapter 10 A 56-Year-Old Male With Fever, Headache, and RashChapter 11 A 62-Year-Old Female With Flank Pain and FeversChapter 12 A 54-Year-Old Homeless Male With Fevers, Chills, and Shortness of BreathChapter 13 A 43-Year-Old Female Presents to the Urgent Care With a 3-Day History of Sore Throat and Pain When SwallowingChapter 14 An 83-Year-Old Female With Generalized Weakness, Fever, and Altered MentationChapter 15 A 42-Year-Old Male With Low Back PainChapter 16 A 20-Year-Old Male With Penile DischargeChapter 17 A 57-Year-Old With History of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting With 2 Weeks of Fever, Cough, and DyspneaChapter 18 A 23-Year-Old Female With HemoptysisChapter 19 A 66-Year-Old Female With 2 Years of Productive Cough, Dyspnea, and MalaisePART B VirusChapter 20 An 11-Month-Old Girl With Fever and a RashChapter 21 A 33-Year-Old Woman With Vomiting and Diarrhea After a CruiseChapter 22 A 39-Year-Old-Male With Right Upper Quadrant Pain and HematocheziaChapter 23 A 48-Year-Old Male With Nonproductive Cough, Dyspnea, and Loss of SmellChapter 24 A 30-Year-Old Female With Malaise, Cough, and MyalgiasChapter 25 A 42-Year-Old Female With OdynophagiaChapter 26 A 16-Year-Old Female With Sore ThroatChapter 27 A 34-Year-Old Female With DiarrheaChapter 28 A 48-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Fever, Headache, and ConfusionChapter 29 A 38-Year-Old HIV Patient With Various Nonspecific SymptomsPART C FungusChapter 30 A 57-Year-Old Female With Cough and Weight LossChapter 31 A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Immunosuppressants Presents With Cough, Dyspnea, and Pleuritic Chest PainChapter 32 A 21-Year-Old Male With HemoptysisChapter 33 A 73-Year-Old-Male With a Painful KneePART D ParasiteChapter 34 A 45-Year-Old Male With Prolonged DiarrheaChapter 35 A 70-Year-Old Female With Abdominal PainChapter 36 A 40-Year-Old Immunocompromised Male With Ring-Enhancing Brain LesionsChapter 37 A 35-Year-Old Male Returning From Travel With Fever and HeadacheChapter 38 A 45-Year-Old Male With Heart Failure and CardiomyopathySECTION 2 ImmunologyChapter 39 A 6-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Cough, and Shortness of BreathChapter 40 A 20-Month-Old Girl With Recurrent InfectionsChapter 41 A 25-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse, Itchy Rash, Fatigue, and Joint PainChapter 42 A 7-Month-Old Boy Presents With Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to ThriveChapter 43 A 24-Year-Old Female Presents With Chronic Rhinitis, Sinus Congestion, and Recurrent SinusitisChapter 44 A 50-Year-Old Male Establishing CareChapter 45 Four-Day-Old Boy Presents With Lethargy, Poor Feeding, and Craniofacial AbnormalitiesChapter 46 A 4-Month-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and EczemaChapter 47 A 33-Year-Old Pregnant Female With Fever, Malaise, and MyalgiaChapter 48 A 66-Year-Old Man Is Found by Paramedics With Hives, Hypotension, and Loss of ConsciousnessChapter 49 A 6-Year-Old Girl With Wheezing, Lip Swelling, and VomitingChapter 50 A 29-Year-Old Male With HemoptysisChapter 51 A 12-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Arthralgia, and RashChapter 52 A 14-Year-Old Boy With Weeping, Pruritic Lesions on Lower ExtremitiesChapter 53 A 7-Year-Old Boy With Arthralgias, Abdominal Pain, and Palpable PurpuraChapter 54 A 67-Year-Old Male With Malaise and Fever After a Kidney TransplantChapter 55 A 4-Month-Old Infant With a History of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Wh
