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Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... #Infectious #Causes ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... : Jaundice + renal ... Severe pulmonary disease ... ARDS Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis #Leptospira #microbiology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Vomiting, diarrhea, ARDS ... , shock, CHF, renal ... #Babesiosis #Babesia ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
= most common cause ... of severe disease ... , hypotension, renal ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
related babesiosis. babesia ... jaundice, hematuria, renal ... complications: ARDS ... and DIC, case fatality ... University Infectious Diseases