Bacterial Infections

A 2-month-old girl presented to the emergency department for evaluation of fever, fussiness, poor oral intake, and nasal congestion for 1 day.

Patients with chronic or critical illness who develop a splenic abscess present an immediate clinical conundrum for the health care team.

A 33-year-old active-duty sailor presented with 2 nonhealing, nonpruritic, painless lesions—1 on his abdomen and 1 on his back—for 2 months after having returned from a deployment in Iraq.

A 9-year-old boy presented to a pediatric hospital for evaluation of fever, cough, and nasal congestion that had been present for 4 days.

M pneumoniae infections typically are mild but can be associated with a mucositis similar to that seen with SJS.

An 8-year-old girl on maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with an itchy lesion on her left hand that had failed to respond to topical triamcinolone.

A previously healthy 38-year-old farmer presented to the emergency department (ED) with a lesion on his left thumb.

UTI is classified as either uncomplicated or complicated. In general, uncomplicated UTI refers to an acute illness of cystitis or pyelonephritis in healthy, premenopausal, nonpregnant women with no history...

UTI is classified as either uncomplicated or complicated. In general, uncomplicated UTI refers to an acute illness of cystitis or pyelonephritis in healthy, premenopausal, nonpregnant women with no history...

UTI is classified as either uncomplicated or complicated. In general, uncomplicated UTI refers to an acute illness of cystitis or pyelonephritis in healthy, premenopausal, nonpregnant women with no history...