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Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Capnocytophaga ... Pathogen: Capnocytophaga ... Long, thin, and fusiform ... Peripheral smear for fusiform ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR ... with long fusiform ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Capnocytophaga
Aneurysm Morphology Types 
 - Fusiform Aneurysm 
 - Saccular Aneurysm 
 - Ruptured Aneurysm

#vascular #Aneurysm
Morphology Types - Fusiform ... Aneurysm #Types #Fusiform
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
meningitidis, Capnocytophaga ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases
Safe Living After Transplant: Animal & Pet Safety Risks
Lower ← → Higher Infection Risk
 • Dogs:
Campylobacter, Capnocytophaga ... : Pasteurella, Capnocytophaga
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
Vibrio, aeromonas, Capnocytophaga ... fulminans secondary to Capnocytophaga ... BIDMC_IDFellows #Capnocytophaga
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Staphylococcus aureus, Capnocytophaga ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Kanavel’s Signs: - Fusiform
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
meningitidis - Capnocytophaga
Aneurysms preferentially blossom in the Circle of Willis, with the anterior communicating artery (Acomm) being the
more likely than fusiform