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Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... Periodontal Disease Complement ... #Causes #Hematology
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... Structural lung ... three months Immunocompromise ... only in selected cases ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Infections: • Immunocompromised ... status NTM Cause ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... and M. fortuitum can
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... arterial aneurysms can ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... = most common cause ... scenario: septic shock ... renal failure --> can ... bite/scratch), immunocompromised