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Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
resolved after 2-3d ... Syndrome: 3d of ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ... Microscopic colitis ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Parasites: Giardia ... #Differential #diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... ; dengue shock syndrome ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... dipstick test, microscopic