Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient : An Illustrated Case-Based Approach.

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.

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. Richly illustrated and offering insights from more than 100 experts, Infections in the Immunosuppressed Patient is the new benchmark reference work for treatment of these difficult cases.

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