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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... using Columbia Agar ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... and 44.5% - Lab-score ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... #management #treatment
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
types 1 and 2 • EBV ... enlarged thyroid • Fever ... Recovery phase Treatment ... endocrinology #thyroid #diagnosis ... #management