2022
A 43-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue, Pancytopenia, and Mediastinal Adenopathy
Zeba F, Marotti J, Feller-Kopman D. A 43-Year-Old Woman With Fatigue, Pancytopenia, and Mediastinal Adenopathy. CHEST Journal 2022, 161: e293-e297. PMID: 35526899, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily history of malignancyHistory of malignancyHeavy menstrual bleedingAdmitted with fatigueSignificant medical historyShortness of breathFamily historySmoking habitsJoint painNeck swellingMediastinal adenopathyMenstrual bleedingEnvironmental exposuresNight sweatsMedical historyWeight lossWomenCurrent presentFatigueSmokingAdenopathyPancytopeniaMediastinitisMalignancyMedication
2018
A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient.
Zeba F, Yirerong J, Assali M, Tewary G, Noska A. A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2018, 101: 32-35. PMID: 30384517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve infective endocarditisInfective endocarditisLactobacillus bacteremiaAortic root abscessIntra-abdominal abscessAortic valve replacementIV antibiotic therapyPopulation of patientsElderly diabetic patientsRoot abscessAntibiotic therapyValve replacementBacteremiaClinical significanceDiabetic patientsOrgan transplantationEndocarditisComorbid conditionsPeriod of rehabilitationPatientsPenicillin GAbscessDisease conditionsMalignancyPeritonitis