13 results
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
caused by Borrelia ... include myalgias/arthralgias ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... , Arthralgia/arthritis ... Mycoplasma, yersinia, borrelia ... abnormalities • Muscular ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... criteria #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Episcleritis Signs ... (arthritis and arthralgia ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... patient has limited vascular ... after treatment
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Fungal • Borrelia ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... acquired dermal macular ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... Clinical features: Fever ... Clinical features: Fever ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis: • Fevers ... purpura: Strong sign ... and branches • Fever ... pulse deficits vascular ... tract, and often causes