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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 ... Staphylococcus aureus, Capnocytophaga ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
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Capnocytophaga GNR ... = most common cause ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infection #Diagnosis ... #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
N meningitis, capnocytophaga ... complications: ARDS ... and DIC, case fatality ... Indiana University Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship