HIV adult with fever and shortness of breath: Influenza B misdiagnosed as Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci pneumonia (PCP).

Clinical correlation is essential in assessing the relevance of the patient's history and physical findings in making a clinical presumptive diagnosis. False diagnostic associations may result in misdiagnosis. We present a case of an elderly female with HIV on HAART who presented with shortness of breath assumed to have Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) even though she had a clinical diagnosis of influenza B.

A rare case of influenza A in a hospitalized adult presenting with encephalitis and a seizure.

Influenza A in hospitalized adults uncommonly may present with neurologic manifestations, e.g., encephalitis.

Intracranial complications of acute bacterial endocarditis.

Background: Infectious endocarditis (IE) clinically manifests as either subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) or acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE). Neurologic manifestations are markedly different for these two entities. ABE is caused by invasive, highly virulent pathogens (e.

Fever of unknown origin (FUO): CMV infectious mononucleosis or lymphoma?

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to fevers of > 101 °F that persist for > 3 weeks and remain undiagnosed after a focused inpatient or outpatient workup. FUO may be due to infectious, malignant/neoplastic, rheumatic/inflammatory, or miscellaneous disorders. The FUO category determines the focus of the diagnostic workup.