PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/202620 yo woman with PMH atopic dermatitis on dupilumab presents with 3 months of headaches, 3 wks of diplopia, blurred vision and CXR shows R sided pneumonia. CSF with OP 35, 2971 WBC (71% lymphs), protein 134, glucose neg. What is the diagnosis? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 011
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Glucocorticoids are critical adjunctive strategies in combating infections. But when and where? A new PPID review lays out the evidence for adjunctive glucocorticoids across a variety of infections. Check it out here! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 021
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 23/08/202666 yo woman w/ PMH RA on etanercept p/w 2 wk malaise, fevers, LUQ abdominal tenderness, splenomegaly with multiple subcentimeter hypodense splenic lesions with below labs. Prelim work up below. What is dx? Click here to find out 👉https://www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-ppid06030014/ 011
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 23/08/202666 yo woman w/ PMH RA on etanercept p/w 2 wk malaise, fevers, LUQ abdominal tenderness, splenomegaly with multiple subcentimeter hypodense splenic lesions with below labs. Prelim work up below. What is dx? Click here to find out 👉https://www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-ppid06030014/ 000
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026#IDsky 42 yo woman who presents with pelvic abscess 6 wks post TAH-BSO. Extension of abscess to adjacent bowel loops noted. What is the pathogen and how do you tx? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 021
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Pt presents with 2 wk headaches, blurred vision, polyuria, polydipsia, Na 121. Found to have panhypopituitarism from mass involving pituitary gland. CT chest and skin lesion below. What is the diagnosis? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 021
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026What happens when a 79 year old woman wrestles a badger to protect her dog? What do you get from a badger bite? Read all about this fascinating case report here! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 344
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025#IDsky Curious about the differences between FMTs for recurrent C. Diff? Which therapy suits your patient best? Explore the 4 options: Rebyota, Vowst, VE303, and CP101 here. www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 061
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 28/06/2025#IDsky 22 yo man w/ PMH bicuspid aortic valve & recent dental work presents with fever, myalgias and Strep gordonii bacteremia. Echo shows this ⬇️. What is the diagnosis? *Click here to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 011
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025#IDsky 50 yo man with poorly controlled DM, HTN p/w Group B strep bacteremia and the below findings. What is the diagnosis? *Click here to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 010
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2025#IDsky Severe malaria meets sickle cell anemia: A complex case where P. Falciparum & ACS challenge both dx & treatment. Successful recovery with artesunate & RBC exchange transfusion highlight importance of timing concurrent prompt management! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 032
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 30/03/2025#IDsky 68 yo PWH on biktarvy, CD4 650, undetectable VL, recent dx of bladder cancer, bilateral nephrostomies, p/w PURPLE urine (see picture). Why is the urine purple? *click to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/quiz/march-2... 021
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 29/03/2025#IDsky 48 yo man p/w fever, chills, malaise, jaundice, throat swelling, & exudative pharyngitis. AST 299, ALT 528, Bili 8.3. Read about this interesting case of primary EBV hepatitis & how early intervention made the difference! *click to read* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 021
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 22/03/2025#IDsky 73 yo man p/w chronic oral lesions, odynophagia, mildly enlarged cervical LAD, 20 lb weight loss and RUL nodule. What is the diagnosis and how did he do? *Click to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-... 031
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 21/03/2025#IDBoardReview 75 yo woman w/ PMH HTN, DM p/w 4d abd pain, f/c, n/v/diarrhea after eating raw crab 48 hours earlier. Blood cx grows out GNRs, what is dx? A. Enteropathogenic E. coli B. Haemophilus influenza C. Vibrio cholera non-O1/non-O139 strain D. PsAR www.ppidjournal.com/quiz/vibrio/ 010
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 18/03/202560 yo patient with PMH schizoaffective disorder p/w hypertrophic growths on hands and feet. WBC 6.4, 6.6% eos. What is the diagnosis and how would you treat this patient? *click to take the quiz* www.ppidjournal.com/quiz/decembe... 030
PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 23/02/2025#IDsky 38 yo man p/w 1 week history of scrotal, penile swelling, fevers and CT below. What is the likely diagnosis? Click below to read this interesting case report! buff.ly/3ERBaQ0 121