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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... by Bartonella bacilliformis ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... , malaise, chills ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Intervention: - Fevers
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... and/or chills ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... Fever, chills, lack ... Herpes simplex • Bartonella
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Culture Negative: • Bartonella ... Generalized: Chills ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment