%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical Problem-Solving: Lethargy and Fever in an Immunocompromised Patient
%A Dustin Donnelly
%A Konstantin Stojanovic
%A Mark Etherton
%A Saef Izzy
%A Samuel Snider
%A Steven K. Feske
%J Archive of "The Neurohospitalist".
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1941874417717862
%X We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with a glioblastoma multiforme on immunosuppressive steroid doses who developed lethargy and fever. We review the differential diagnosis and emphasize the importance of reframing the case when the clinical course differs from expectation. Once the diagnosis is evident, we discuss the incidence and clinical course in different patient populations
%K encephalitis
%K central nervous system infections
%K brain neoplasms
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734509/