{"product_id":"cases-in-clinical-infectious-disease-practice-hardback-9781119044161","title":"Cases in Clinical Infectious Disease Practice (Hardback) 9781119044161","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCases in Clinical Infectious Disease Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOkechukwu Ekenna (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119044161, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 August 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the era of cost cutting and lack of adequate health insurance for many patients, clinical skills and time spent with patients are not adequately compensated. Yet, these dwindling and underpaid skills – good history taking, observation of and listening to patients, and physical examination of patients – remain very essential to making and reaching a complete and accurate diagnosis. Expensive laboratory and imaging diagnostics while very relevant, should not replace these age-old skills that have served to enhance and maintain the doctor-patient relationship and human connection, a connection that is often necessary for healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCases in Clinical Infectious Disease Practice\u003c\/i\u003e uses case studies to illustrate how the infectious disease clinician processes and integrates data to arrive at a diagnosis. This type of hands-on approach, invaluable in training programs, is utilized to take the reader through initial patient encounter, through the history and physical examination, to simple laboratory findings and stains, to a final diagnosis, in a way that is easily accessible to clinicians, students, and laboratory personnel working with clinical specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppeals to practitioners of all levels, with focus on patients with common problems or complications of common infections without heavy technical language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes basic clinical skills including history taking, observation, epidemiology, and physical exam, as well as simple laboratory tests, explaining how they lead to a reasonable diagnosis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents cases seen first-hand within the community setting, reflective of cases or situations a resident or student is likely to encounter in the real world after training\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCases in Clinical Infectious Disease Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for clinicians, graduate and medical school students, and others conducting medical and clinical microbiology or infectious disease research on real patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Normal Laboratory Values, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author, xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedication, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface, xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the book should be used and understood, xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.1 Soft tissue infection following traumatic aquatic exposure, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.2 Soft tissue infection of the hand and wrist in an 81-year-old man, 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.3 A 41-year-old Caucasian female with right arm swelling, 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.4 A 24-year-old female with fever and arm swelling, 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.5 A 72-year-old male with necrotic soft tissue elbow infection, 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 1.6 A 37-year-old man with severe body aches and fever, 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Fever of Unknown Origin and Drug-Induced Fever, 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2.1 Hypersensitivity masquerading as sepsis, 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2.2 A psychiatric patient with HIV infection and fever, 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 2.3 A hypertensive patient with 2 months of fever and chills, 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrief review and discussion of drug-induced fever, 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons learned from these two cases, 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Dermatologic Manifestations of Infectious and Non-infectious Diseases, 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3.1 A 45-year-old patient referred for \"persistent shingles\", 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3.2 A 39-year-old female with fever and acute rash illness, 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3.3 A 45-year-old female with subacute rash illness for 2 weeks, 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 3.4 An 82-year-old man with a chronic non-healing elbow wound, 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Diseases Acquired Through Close Contact with Animals, 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4.1 A 10-month-old child with \"worms\", 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4.2 Infectious complication of cat scratch, 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 4.3 A young man with acute left arm lymphadenopathy, 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Travel-associated Blood-borne Parasitic Infection, 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5.1 A 15-year-old adolescent male with fever and thrombocytopenia, 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5.2 A 23-year-old Caucasian male with fever and chills, 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 5.3 A 57-year-old male with acute-onset fever and chills, 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison of the characteristics of five patients with malaria seen between 1998 and 2015, 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Gulf Coast Tick Rash Illness, 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 6.1 Woman with rash and prolonged eschar following a tick bite, 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 6.2 A 58-year-old male with generalized body aches and fever, 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Infectious Diseases Associated with Trauma and Outdoor Activities, 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 7.1 A 30-year-old man with thumb infection and forearm nodules, 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 7.2 Severe infection and sepsis following recreational fishing, 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification and characteristics of infectious diseases associated with trauma and outdoor activities, 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Acute and Chronic Subcutaneous Fungal Infections, 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8.1 Exophytic skin lesion masquerading as cancer, 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8.2 Chronic persistent subcutaneous fungal infection of the leg, 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 8.3 A young man with a laceration injury contaminated with soil, 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Endocarditis with Unusual Organisms or Characteristics, 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 9.1 Man with dyspnea, cough, fever, and weight loss, 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 9.2 Confusing staining characteristics and false identification of a pathogen by automated system in a seriously ill patient, 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Severe Systemic Fungal and Other Infections in AIDS Patients, 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 10.1 HIV patient with progressive shortness of breath, 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 10.2 Recurrent multiorgan infection in an immunocompromised patient, 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Toxic Manifestations of Infectious and Non-infectious Diseases, 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11.1 An odd presentation for toxic shock syndrome, 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11.2 A peculiar and dramatic presentation of septic shock, 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 11.3 A 45-year-old woman with rash, hepatitis, and lymphadenopathy, 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Seen Post Hurricane Katrina in 2005, 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12.1 A 76-year-old Caucasian female with leg laceration, 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12.2 A 76-year-old man with rapid-onset cellulitis, 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12.3 A 61-year-old man with diabetic neuropathy, 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 12.4 A 45-year-old man from a refugee camp with calf laceration, 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral comments on soft tissue infections in relation to Hurricane Katrina, 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Other Miscellaneous Infections, 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13.1 A 17-month-old child with facial swelling and adenopathy, 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13.2 Persistent headache in a 50 year old with known migraine, 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13.3 A 54-year-old man with skin lesions with central numbness, 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase 13.4 Delayed diagnosis in a young woman with migratory joint pain, 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 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