Disseminated Histoplasmosis
November 9, 2010
 For 3 days, a 28-year-old woman with a history of polymyositis and possible dermatomyositis had fever, chills, and nonproductive cough. She complained of rash, joint pain, and progressive immobility because of severe muscle weakness. For the past 6 years, she had been taking prednisone (60 mg/d), hydroxychloroquine (200 mg bid), and tramadol (100 mg q6h prn for pain).
Disseminated Histoplasmosis
January 15, 2010
 A 38-year-old man had fever and fatigue for the past 6 days and tenderness in the left upper abdominal quadrant for the past 3 days. He also had a facial butterfly rash that had been present for 10 years and a 1-year history of lupus nephritis, treated with prednisone and mycophenolate. He denied respiratory complaints or recent weight loss.
Aspergillus niger Infection
December 7, 2009
 For 10 days, a 55-year-old man had a productive cough and progressively worsening rightsided chest pain that was sharp, nonexertional, and worse with deep inspiration and movement. He denied hemoptysis, fevers, sick contacts, or recent travel.
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November 18, 2008 November 18, 2008 Otological complications associated with varicella-zoster
virus infection are common; however, tympanic membrane
involvement is rarely reported. We describe a patient with
herpes zoster in whom hemorrhagic otitis media with tympanic
membrane perforation developed. To our knowledge,
this is the first... More »November 18, 2008 Immunocompromised hosts are at high risk for opportunistic
infections caused by endemic fungi such as Cryptococcus,
Histoplasma, and Coccidioides. Moulds other than Aspergillus
also are being implicated in opportunistic fungal infections in
immunocompromised patients.... More »November 1, 2008 Morbidity and mortality attributed to Candida and Aspergillus
infections can be quite high in immunocompromised hosts.
The epidemiology and clinical manifestations as well as clinical
pearls on prevention of infections caused by Candida and
Aspergillus are... More »October 1, 2008 It is estimated that 12% of clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are now community- associated.1 To combat the rising incidence of such infections, last month the CDC launched a new national campaign. More »October 1, 2008 October 1, 2008 Fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in immunosuppressed hosts, such as patients with HIV-1 infection
and those who are otherwise neutropenic. Thus, antifungal
prophylaxis has become important in the care of patients with
AIDS, transplant recipients, persons receiving... More »September 1, 2008 In 2004, 391 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection were
reported in Arizona. This represented an epidemic that
challenged area clinicians. We treated 34 patients with WNV
infection and reviewed their medical records. They were
hospitalized at 3 community hospitals during the epidemic.
These... More »September 1, 2008 Within the past decade, the incidence of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has increased significantly,
spreading from the hospital to the community setting. Patients
with skin infections whose condition is stable should be treated
with antibiotic therapy as well as with incision... More »September 1, 2008 The successful management of immunosuppression following
solid organ transplant requires a delicate balance between
preventing allograft rejection and minimizing the risk of
infection. Strategies that may reduce the risk of de novo
opportunistic infection and emergence of latent infection
during the... More »
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