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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... to 8 years Clinical ... conditions Diagnosis ... DDX - Other causes ... Burns • Protein-losing
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology, screening/diagnosis, clinical syndromes, treatment, and other notes

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
Mycoplasma genitalium: microbiology ... , screening/diagnosis ... , clinical syndromes ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
coronary artery disease ... Diagnosis ? ... Is a major cause ... Aspiration #Microscopy #clinical ... #pathology #microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Adenovirus in solid organ transplant recipients
- Micro/Epi
- Definitions
- Clinical 
- Treatment

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via
Definitions - Clinical ... Sara Dong @swinndong ... Diseases #Infections ... Adenovirus #Adeno #Diagnosis ... Transplant #SOT #Microbiology
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
Clinical Presentation ... susceptibility infections ... soluble vitamins) Diagnosis ... without apparent cause ... -1 antitrypsin clearance
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... support for patients clinically ... #management #cardiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Romana Sing (unilateral ... useful for chronic infection ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... : Clinical Manifestations ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... • Microbiologic
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
exclusion: rule out infection ... occur at any time during ... There are case reports ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc