Infections in the immunosuppressed patient : an illustrated case-based approach / edited by Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chandrasekar, Pranatharthi H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infection--Treatment.

Infection.

Infection--Immunological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient' offers an illustrated, case-based matrix for treatment of infections across all types of immunosuppressed patients. Comprising 81 cases from leading experts across specialties, this collection offers a guide to both common and uncommon presentations of infections in cancer patients, solid-organ transplant recipients, stem-cell recipients, patients on immunosuppressive drugs, and patients with other immunosuppressive conditions.

Contents:

Cover

Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient

Copyright

Contents

Preface

About the Editor

Contributors

Section 1: Infections in Cancer Patients

An Introduction: Infections in Solid Tumor, Lymphoma, and Leukemia Patients (Nonhematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients)

Case 1.1: Leg Edema Woes

Case 1.2: Doctor, I'm Sick Again and Again

Case 1.3: What's Lurking Beyond the Barricade?

Case 1.4: Alimentary Antimicrobial Apocalypse

Case 1.5: Not Appendicitis in a Neutropenic Host

Case 1.6: Lung Lesions, Skin Lesions, Brain Lesions … Oh My

Case 1.7: Lung Mass in a Neutropenic Patient With Leukemia: Beyond Aspergillosis

Case 1.8: When an Uncommon Atypical Bacillus Goes Mainstream

Case 1.9: What's Wrong With My Right Side, Doc?

Case 1.10: A Budding Headache in a Patient With Hematological Malignancy

Case 1.11: Shocking Revenge of the Weak Gram-Positive Cocci

Case 1.12: Upper Respiratory Symptoms During Febrile Neutropenia

Case 1.13: Multiple Skin Lesions in a Neutropenic Patient With Leukemia: Connecting the Dots

Case 1.14: The New "Red Tide": Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections in the Compromised Host

Case 1.15: Cough and Dyspnea in a Sarcoma Patient: Appetite for Infection

Case 1.16: Breaking Bad: Breakthrough Fungemia

Case 1.17: Painful Sores All Over My Body

Case 1.18: Wounds in Cancer Patients: Watch for the Drugs!

Case 1.19: The Dangers of Dirt: Pulmonary Infiltrates and Skin Ulcers in a Farmer

Case 1.20: A Red Hot Mess

Section 2: Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Introduction: Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Case 2.1: Breathless in Seattle

Case 2.2: Red Snapper Cough

Case 2.3: Spots on the Lung

Case 2.4: Spots on the Brain

Case 2.5: A Purplish Skin Lump.

Case 2.6: To Accept or Not to Accept

Case 2.7: Fuzzy Vision and Balance Problems

Case 2.8: More Than a Green Thumb

Case 2.9: Oh My Aching Head

Case 2.10: It's That Time of Year Again

Case 2.11: How Low Did the Hemoglobin Go?

Case 2.12: The "Achilles' Heel" of Liver Transplantation

Case 2.13: The Troll of Transplantation Rears Its Head

Case 2.14: Sometimes It's the Drug, Rather Than the Bug

Case 2.15: While the T Cells Were Sleeping

Case 2.16: An Ounce of Prevention

Case 2.17: Cruise Ship Souvenir

Section 3: Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Introduction: Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Case 3.1: A Bad Case of the Trots: Diarrhea Early in the Course of Transplantation

Case 3.2: An Unexpected Trouble

Case 3.3: A Swollen Eye

Case 3.4: Breathless in the Transplant Unit

Case 3.5: Learning From Our Failures: Stubborn Aspergillosis That Does Not Get Better

Case 3.6: Mr. Sniffles Strikes Again

Case 3.7: Mucormycosis: An Uncommon But Deadly Foe

Case 3.8: Something's in the Air

Case 3.9: Take My Breath Away

Case 3.10: Unfinished Business: Prior Aspergillosis

Case 3.11: When the Levee Breaks

Case 3.12: A Bump in the Neck

Case 3.13: A Really Bad Yeast Infection

Case 3.14: Proceed or Not to Proceed: Evaluation of the Transplant Candidate With Prior Hepatitis

Case 3.15: An All Too Common Abdominal Catastrophe in the Transplant Patient

Case 3.16: Female Troubles After Transplantation

Case 3.17: If at First You Do Not Succeed, Try, Try, Again

Case 3.18: An Enemy Awakened

Case 3.19: A Heat Wave

Case 3.20: A Bellyache Seven Months After Transplant

Section 4: Infections in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Drugs

Introduction: Infections in Patients Receiving Immunosuppressive Drugs.

Case 4.1: Consternation About Induration

Case 4.2: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Case 4.3: Beware the Fish Tank

Case 4.4: The Perils of Processed Foods

Case 4.5: When the Dust Settles

Case 4.6: A Tough Pill to Swallow

Case 4.7: A Construction Hazard

Case 4.8: The Dyspneic Diplomat

Case 4.9: Take One's Breath Away

Case 4.10: Wielding a Double-Edged Sword

Case 4.11: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

Case 4.12: Hitting the Bull's Eye: Target Lesions

Case 4.13: Multiple Sclerosis Treatments: Friend and Foe

Case 4.14: "B" Prepared When Using Biologic Agents

Case 4.15: Can We Inject to Protect?

Section 5: Infections in Patients With Immunosuppression Due to Miscellaneous Conditions

Case 5.1: Why Won't My "Infection" Go Away?

Case 5.2: Why Do I Have a Groin Lump?

Case 5.3: Driveline Infection, Pocket Infection, or Endocarditis?

Case 5.4: Delirium During Treatment for Pneumonia

Case 5.5: Construction of a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

Case 5.6: Clostridium difficile Keeps Coming Back: Liver Transplant Recipient

Case 5.7: Idiopathic CD4+ Lymphocytopenia: Dizziness and Headaches

Case 5.8: Confused: A Patient With Melanoma

Case 5.9: Infected Donor-What Do I Do?

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-997771-2

0-19-021355-8

0-19-997770-4

OCLC:

936298422