October 2023 Case of the Month
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5M ago
The patient’s post-transplant course was complex and was most recently (starting in Spring of 2023) complicated by Tandem heart placement for worsening heart failure, bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement, PEA cardiac arrest (requiring about 5 days of  VA-ECMO), AKI needing CRRT, placement of tracheostomy, and pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection. The post October 2023 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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March 2023 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
11M ago
Title: Necrotizing pancreatitis with invasive candidiasis and candidemia due to Candida albicans and pan-echinocandin-resistant Candida glabrata Submitted by: Laman Rahimli MD, Jon Salmanton-García PhD, Prof. Oliver A. Cornely MD, Jannik Stemler MD Institution: University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department I of Internal Medicine, Excellence Center for Medical Mycology (ECMM), Cologne, Germany andUniversity of Cologne, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne, Germany. Email: laman.rahimli@uk.k ..read more
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January 2023 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
1y ago
A 58-year-old male presented to our health system’s walk-in orthopedic clinic complaining of worsening pain and swelling of the third 3rd digit of his left hand. The post January 2023 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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September 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
1y ago
A 41-year-old man with past medical history of diabetes mellitus type II, osteomyelitis s/p right above knee amputation, myocardial infarction s/p AICD placement, and hypertension presented with a three-day history of worsening headaches, photophobia, fever, and right hip pain. The post September 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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August 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
1y ago
A 39-year-old female with a past medical history of HTN, morbid obesity, chronic rhinosinusitis, s/p bilateral functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) 8 months ago, presented with a 2-month history of worsening frontal headaches, accentuated by standing position and were accompanied by altered sense of smell and nausea.  The post August 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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July 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
1y ago
A 70-year-old gentleman was admitted to a German Military Hospital in early January 2022 with multiple lacerations of the head and retrograde amnesia following a fall at his nursing home. The post July 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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June 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
2y ago
A 59-year-old man was admitted for orthotopic heart transplantation. His past medical history was notable for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy status post implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and prior sternotomy for implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The post June 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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May 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
2y ago
A 54-year-old man status post remote orthotopic heart transplantation for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy complicated by cardiac allograft vasculopathy was admitted for redo orthotopic heart transplantation.  The post May 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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April 2022 Case of the Month
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by dev_d2zskn
2y ago
A 36 year old man presented with progressively worsening headache, associated emesis and new onset altered mental status a few days after being discharged following a prolonged and complex hospitalization for cocaine overdose. The post April 2022 Case of the Month appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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Case #8: COVID-19 and Aspergillosis
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by dev_d2zskn
2y ago
56-year-old man was admitted to an outside hospital with fever, short of breath and hypoxia. COVID-19 was diagnosed in the emergency room. He was treated with remdesivir and dexamethasone along with ceftriaxone and azithromycin.  The post Case #8: COVID-19 and Aspergillosis appeared first on Doctor Fungus ..read more
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