Microbiology & Immunology Case Reports

Ken S. Rosenthal is Professor of Immunology at Augusta University, University of Georgia Medical Partnership, Athens, Georgia; Adjunct Professor Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine; Emeritus Professor Northeastern Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, USA. Emily Blodget is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator) at ACGME Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director, Co-Interim Chief for the Division of Infectious Diseases, School, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Susan Butler-Wu is Director of Clinical Microbiology at LAC+USC Medical Center; Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology; Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Minto Porter, Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Essentia Health, Brainerd. Raj Dasgupta is Raj Dasgupta is associate professor of clinical medicine, division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine and is the associate program director of Internal Medicine residency program. He actively teaches USMLE Step 1, 2, 3, and Internal Medicine Board Review around the world for the past 15 years through Kaplan and other organizations and institutions. He has appeared on various media outlets and television shows such as The Doctors, KTLA and Larry King Now.

• Introduction-MicrobiologyIntroduction-ImmunologySECTION 1 MicrobiologyPART A Bacteria1. A 28-Year-Old Female With Fever and Abdominal Pain2. A 25-Year-Old With Fever and Abdominal Pain After Returning From Travel3. A 48-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Cramping and Painful Diarrhea4. A 72-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea and Severe Abdominal Pain5. A 49-Year-Old Woman With Sore Throat and Fever6. A 68-Year-Old Male With Fever, Cough, and Worsening Dyspnea7. A 35-Year-Old Male Presents With a Seizure8. A 21-Year-Old Male With Pharyngitis9. A 70-Year-Old-Female With Fevers and Chills10. A 56-Year-Old Male With Fever, Headache, and Rash11. A 62-Year-Old Female With Flank Pain and Fevers12. A 54-Year-Old Homeless Male With Fevers, Chills, and Shortness of Breath13. A 43-Year-Old Female Presents to the Urgent Care With a 3-Day History of Sore Throat and Pain When Swallowing14. An 83-Year-Old Female With Generalized Weakness, Fever, and Altered Mentation15. A 42-Year-Old Male With Low Back Pain16. A 20-Year-Old Male With Penile Discharge17. A 57-Year-Old With History of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting With 2 Weeks of Fever, Cough, and Dyspnea18. A 23-Year-Old Female With Hemoptysis19. A 66-Year-Old Female With 2 Years of Productive Cough, Dyspnea, and MalaisePART B Virus20. An 11-Month-Old Girl With Fever and a Rash21. A 33-Year-Old Woman With Vomiting and Diarrhea After a Cruise22. A 39-Year-Old-Male With Right Upper Quadrant Pain and Hematochezia23. A 48-Year-Old Male With Nonproductive Cough, Dyspnea, and Loss of Smell24. A 30-Year-Old Female With Malaise, Cough, and Myalgias25. A 42-Year-Old Female With Odynophagia26. A 16-Year-Old Female With Sore Throat27. A 34-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea28. A 48-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Fever, Headache, and Confusion29. A 38-Year-Old HIV Patient With Various Nonspecific SymptomsPART C Fungus30. A 57-Year-Old Female With Cough and Weight Loss31. A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Immunosuppressants Presents With Cough, Dyspnea, and Pleuritic Chest Pain32. A 21-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis33. A 73-Year-Old-Male With a Painful KneePART D Parasite34. A 45-Year-Old Male With Prolonged Diarrhea35. A 70-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Pain36. A 40-Year-Old Immunocompromised Male With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions37. A 35-Year-Old Male Returning From Travel With Fever and Headache38. A 45-Year-Old Male With Heart Failure and CardiomyopathySECTION 2 Immunology39. A 6-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breath40. A 20-Month-Old Girl With Recurrent Infections41. A 25-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse, Itchy Rash, Fatigue, and Joint Pain42. A 7-Month-Old Boy Presents With Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to Thrive43. A 24-Year-Old Female Presents With Chronic Rhinitis, Sinus Congestion, and Recurrent Sinusitis44. A 50-Year-Old Male Establishing Care45. Four-Day-Old Boy Presents With Lethargy, Poor Feeding, and Craniofacial Abnormalities46. A 4-Month-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Eczema47. A 33-Year-Old Pregnant Female With Fever, Malaise, and Myalgia48. A 66-Year-Old Man Is Found by Paramedics With Hives, Hypotension, and Loss of Consciousness49. A 6-Year-Old Girl With Wheezing, Lip Swelling, and Vomiting50. A 29-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis51. A 12-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Arthralgia, and Rash52. A 14-Year-Old Boy With Weeping, Pruritic Lesions on Lower Extremities53. A 7-Year-Old Boy With Arthralgias, Abdominal Pain, and Palpable Purpura54. A 67-Year-Old Male With Malaise and Fever After a Kidney Transplant55. 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 Diarrhea56. A 4-Year-Old Boy Presents With Persistent Rash and Chronic Pruritis57. A 4-Year-Old Boy With Burning Sensation in the Chest and Abdominal Pain58. A 42-Year-Old Female Presents to the Emergency Department With Generalized PruritusIntroduction-MicrobiologyIntroduction-ImmunologySECTION 1 MicrobiologyPART A Bacteria1. A 28-Year-Old Female With Fever and Abdominal Pain2. A 25-Year-Old With Fever and Abdominal Pain After Returning From Travel3. A 48-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Cramping and Painful Diarrhea4. A 72-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea and Severe Abdominal Pain5. A 49-Year-Old Woman With Sore Throat and Fever6. A 68-Year-Old Male With Fever, Cough, and Worsening Dyspnea7. A 35-Year-Old Male Presents With a Seizure8. A 21-Year-Old Male With Pharyngitis9. A 70-Year-Old-Female With Fevers and Chills10. A 56-Year-Old Male With Fever, Headache, and Rash11. A 62-Year-Old Female With Flank Pain and Fevers12. A 54-Year-Old Homeless Male With Fevers, Chills, and Shortness of Breath13. A 43-Year-Old Female Presents to the Urgent Care With a 3-Day History of Sore Throat and Pain When Swallowing14. An 83-Year-Old Female With Generalized Weakness, Fever, and Altered Mentation15. A 42-Year-Old Male With Low Back Pain16. A 20-Year-Old Male With Penile Discharge17. A 57-Year-Old With History of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting With 2 Weeks of Fever, Cough, and Dyspnea18. A 23-Year-Old Female With Hemoptysis19. A 66-Year-Old Female With 2 Years of Productive Cough, Dyspnea, and MalaisePART B Virus20. An 11-Month-Old Girl With Fever and a Rash21. A 33-Year-Old Woman With Vomiting and Diarrhea After a Cruise22. A 39-Year-Old-Male With Right Upper Quadrant Pain and Hematochezia23. A 48-Year-Old Male With Nonproductive Cough, Dyspnea, and Loss of Smell24. A 30-Year-Old Female With Malaise, Cough, and Myalgias25. A 42-Year-Old Female With Odynophagia26. A 16-Year-Old Female With Sore Throat27. A 34-Year-Old Female With Diarrhea28. A 48-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Fever, Headache, and Confusion29. A 38-Year-Old HIV Patient With Various Nonspecific SymptomsPART C Fungus30. A 57-Year-Old Female With Cough and Weight Loss31. A 55-Year-Old Woman With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Immunosuppressants Presents With Cough, Dyspnea, and Pleuritic Chest Pain32. A 21-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis33. A 73-Year-Old-Male With a Painful KneePART D Parasite34. A 45-Year-Old Male With Prolonged Diarrhea35. A 70-Year-Old Female With Abdominal Pain36. A 40-Year-Old Immunocompromised Male With Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions37. A 35-Year-Old Male Returning From Travel With Fever and Headache38. A 45-Year-Old Male With Heart Failure and CardiomyopathySECTION 2 Immunology39. A 6-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Cough, and Shortness of Breath40. A 20-Month-Old Girl With Recurrent Infections41. A 25-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse, Itchy Rash, Fatigue, and Joint Pain42. A 7-Month-Old Boy Presents With Chronic Diarrhea and Failure to Thrive43. A 24-Year-Old Female Presents With Chronic Rhinitis, Sinus Congestion, and Recurrent Sinusitis44. A 50-Year-Old Male Establishing Care45. Four-Day-Old Boy Presents With Lethargy, Poor Feeding, and Craniofacial Abnormalities46. A 4-Month-Old Boy With Bloody Diarrhea and Eczema47. A 33-Year-Old Pregnant Female With Fever, Malaise, and Myalgia48. A 66-Year-Old Man Is Found by Paramedics With Hives, Hypotension, and Loss of Consciousness49. A 6-Year-Old Girl With Wheezing, Lip Swelling, and Vomiting50. A 29-Year-Old Male With Hemoptysis51. A 12-Year-Old Boy With Fever, Arthralgia, and Rash52. A 14-Year-Old Boy With Weeping, Pruritic Lesions on Lower Extremities53. A 7-Year-Old Boy With Arthralgias, Abdominal Pain, and Palpable Purpura54. A 67-Year-Old Male With Malaise and Fever After a Kidney Transplant55. 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 Diarrhea56. A 4-Year-Old Boy Presents With Persistent Rash and Chronic Pruritis57. A 4-Year-Old Boy With Burning Sensation in the Chest and Abdominal Pain58. A 42-Year-Old Female Presents to the Emergency Department With Generalized PruritusAppendixIndex