Berkowitz Frank E. (ed.) Case Studies in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 399 p. — ISBN: 978-0521697613This book features 121 case studies intended to provide an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric infectious diseases. Brief clinical scenarios are followed by discussions and supplemented with tables and photographs. The author considers infections caused by a wide spectrum of viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infectious agents, as well as those affecting specific anatomic sites. The author addresses both common infections and those presenting a greater challenge in diagnosis. Discussions focus on principles of management, as opposed to details, and place emphasis on determining risk factors and on clinical evaluation, not on performing non-discriminating laboratory tests. The introductory chapter addresses general principles for the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. The appendix contains extensive tables and lists pertaining to infectious agents and their epidemiology. The book is illustrated with high-quality color photographs and radiographs. Its readability provides an engaging way to study pediatric infectious diseases.The nature of the practice of infectious diseases
Components of a diagnosis
Microbiological diagnosis
Risk factors for infection
Methods for making a microbiological diagnosis
Principles of management of patients with infectious diseases
Principles of choosing antimicrobial therapy
Principles of addressing public health interests
Clinical Case Exercises
A teenage girl with nausea and abdominal pain
An 18-month-old child with fever, cough, and red eyes
An infant with runny nose, cough, and rapid breathing
A neonate with fever and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis
A 5-year-old boy with a limp
A teenage boy with sore throat and fever
A teenage boy with fever, headache, and bleeding
A teenage boy with agitation and altered level of consciousness
A 6-year-old girl with a rash
A 12-year-old girl with fever and rapid breathing after renal transplantation
A 4-year-old boy with fever after heart surgery
A 6-year-old girl with sickle cell disease and worsening anemia
A 5-year-old girl with walking difficulty and speech deterioration
A 6-month-old boy with poor feeding, fever, and lethargy
A 2-year-old boy with recurrent hospitalizations for fever and cough
A neonate with a rash
A 6-year-old girl with weakness and muscle pain
A 48-year-old man with fever and multiorgan failure
A 6-month-old boy with diarrhea and fever
An 18-month-old girl with fever and a rash
A neonate with eye discharge
A 9-year-old boy with joint pain and swelling
A 3-year-old boy with eyelid swelling
A 6-year-old boy with fever and sore throat
A premature neonate with skin spots and ankle swelling
A 3-year-old boy with fever, confusion, and a rash
A 6-month-old girl with fever and altered level of consciousness