2020
Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis
Koff A, Azar MM. Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis. BMJ Case Reports 2020, 13: e233131. PMID: 32033999, PMCID: PMC7035809, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAscitesDiagnosis, DifferentialHematologic TestsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeritoneumPeritonitis, TuberculousPositron-Emission TomographyConceptsPeritoneal tuberculosisEmpiric anti-tuberculous therapyPositive QuantiFERON-TB GoldAnti-tuberculous therapyPresence of ascitesQuantiFERON-TB GoldWorse clinical outcomesLow-incidence regionsAscitic adenosine deaminaseInflammatory ascitesPeritoneal thickeningAbdominal painDecompensated cirrhosisLiver transplantationExtrapulmonary tuberculosisRadiographic responseAntibiotic therapyClinical outcomesTuberculosisIncidence regionDiagnosisMycobacterial testingItalian malesAdenosine deaminaseCirrhosisCase 2-2020: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever and Respiratory Failure
Azar MM, Muse VV, Villalba JA, Turbett SE. Case 2-2020: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever and Respiratory Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 382: 276-285. PMID: 31940703, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1913468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCoccidioidomycosisDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeFeverGlomerulonephritisHeart FailureHumansLungLung Diseases, FungalMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumPneumoniaRadiography, ThoracicRespiratory Insufficiency
2018
Case 1-2018: A 39-Year-Old Woman with Rapidly Progressive Respiratory Failure
Hibbert KA, Shepard JO, Lane RJ, Azar MM. Case 1-2018: A 39-Year-Old Woman with Rapidly Progressive Respiratory Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2018, 378: 182-190. PMID: 29320657, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1712222.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAdenoviridae InfectionsAdultAntiviral AgentsCidofovirCytosineDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansImmunocompromised HostLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteLungNasopharynxOpportunistic InfectionsOrganophosphonatesRadiography, ThoracicRenal InsufficiencyRespiratory InsufficiencyStem Cell TransplantationTomography, X-Ray ComputedViral Load
2017
Case 34-2017
Lyons JL, Schaefer PW, Cho TA, Azar MM. Case 34-2017. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1878-1886. PMID: 29117489, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1707557.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCase 30-2017
Bhattacharyya RP, Flores EJ, Azar MM. Case 30-2017. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1274-1282. PMID: 28953442, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1706100.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesCase 26-2017
Letourneau AR, Price MC, Azar MM. Case 26-2017. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 770-778. PMID: 28834480, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1616402.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2014
Cutaneous Blastomycosis Masquerading as Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Azar MM, Relich RF, Schmitt BH, Spech RW, Hage CA. Cutaneous Blastomycosis Masquerading as Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2014, 52: 1298-1300. PMID: 24501027, PMCID: PMC3993463, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03356-13.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes