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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wax and wane; diagnosis ... trauma leads to skin ... systemic signs, labs normal ... biopsy preferred Differential ... #clinical #photo
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
redistribution of pulmonary blood ... patients, who have an acute ... may still have a normal ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... leukocytes and occult blood ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... infection) • Chronic ... fungal stain of clinical ... have positive blood
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... the patient • Blood ... Back pain • Skin ... thrombus • Splenic infarction
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... — infection of ... Cultures of urine, blood ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... intestines, white blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
just beneath the skin ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... • Parvovirus infection ... count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... ’s lymphoma or acute
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic