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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
American trypanosomiasis ... (8-12 weeks): ... • Treatment: ... ": T. cruzi + clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
and stages of disease ... determine what treatments ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management ... #treatment
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection - Physical examination revealed reticulated purpuric patches with dusky centers on the abdomen,
biopsy of the rash ... #Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #InfectiousDisease ... #Rash #StrongyloidesStercoralis ... FilariformLarvae #Microscopy #NEJM
Lymphangitis on the Abdomen - Examination revealed a warm, indurated plaque with extension toward her left
#Clinical #Derm ... #InfectiousDisease ... #Rash #Cellulitis ... Lymphangitis #Abdominal #NEJM
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... late stages of disease ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... arthritis, Skin rash ... autoinflammatory diseases ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
travelers Carribean & Americas ... Latin America, Southeast ... Diagnosis is clinical ... No treatment is ... one-time dose of 12
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
American Trypanosomiasis ... (American trypanosomiasis ... the absence of treatment ... against T. cruzi Treatment ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
regions of North America ... Clinical Progression ... Rash: distinctive ... Treatment: 1. ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
(American Trypanosomiasis ... HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical