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Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
Vibrio vulnificus Infection ... can cause skin infections ... including chronic liver ... increased risk for infection ... #clinical #photo
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... N/V, elevated liver ... Opportunistic infections
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
Borrelia recurrentis Infection ... louseborne relapsing fever ... #Clinical #Pathology ... Smear #Microscopy #NEJM
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic Liver ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... disease, liver ... support, or liver ... Coagulation Failure Infections
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Vulnificus skin infection ... sepsis: chronic liver ... Indiana University Infectious ... Vulnificus #skin #infection ... #photo
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
Amebic Liver Abscess ... lesion in the liver ... stool confirmed infection ... E. histolytica infections ... #NEJM #amebic #liver
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection ... history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... disease • Liver ... community-acquired infections
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... Respiratory Infections ... Meningitis - Liver
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver ... right lobe of the liver ... definitive host; the infection ... #clinical #NEJM ... echinoccocal #cyst #liver
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... can mimic common infections ... following: • Fever ... lymph node, or liver ... Treatment: • Infection