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ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Diarrhea in a transplant ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Transplant ... #TxID #SOT #Causes
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... Protozoa: T. gondii #Transplant ... #Infections #Timeline ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Severe Plantar Warts in an Immunocompromised Patient - A physical examination revealed exophytic warty growths on
cutaneous warts are caused ... by infection with ... #PrimaryCare #Transplant
Causes of Membranous Nephropathy (MN)
Primary (75-80%)
 • PLA2R antigen (70-80%)
 • Thrombospondin (1-5%)
Secondary (20-25%)
 • Infection
Causes of Membranous ... Secondary (20-25%) • Infection ... nephropathy) • Transplant ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... Alloantigens - Heart transplant ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
• Bone Marrow Transplant ... CRF) • Infection ... endocrinology #causes
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
almost) all TMAs cause ... SLE), cancer, transplant ... , infection, pregnancy
Graft-Verus-Host Disease (GVHD) - Quick Reference Sheet
Multisystem disorder that is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic
hematopoietic cell transplant ... when immune cells transplanted ... recognize the transplant ... reaction that causes ... disease in the transplant
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
Infections in Immunocompromised ... • Solid Organ Transplant ... Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant ... Deeksha Jandhyala @transplantID ... Immunocompromised #Infections
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated