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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Oligoclonal IgG bands ... Leptospirosis, Brucellosis ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band ... Metamyelocytes #Bands
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis ... Mononucleosis - Brucellosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... / spondylitis Diagnostics ... Ahmed_HBabiker #Brucellosis ... #Diagnosis #Criteria
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Gram-negative bacteria Brucellosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for Generalized Lymphadenopathy

Viral
• HIV 
• EBV 
• CMV 
• HBV 
• Dengue 
• Rubella
Differential Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis • Brucellosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
: trichinosis, brucellosis ... exposures: Q-fever, brucellosis ... Traveler #History #diagnosis
Chronic Splenic Brucellosis - Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a coarsely calcified, circumscribed
Chronic Splenic Brucellosis ... Radiology #CT #BrucellaSuis ... #Brucellosis #Splenic
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rickettsial diseases • Brucellosis ... days to weeks • Brucellosis ... • Nocardia • Brucellosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
feces) Cattle - Brucellosis ... abortus (brucellosis ... melitensis (brucellosis ... suis (brucellosis ... #differential #diagnosis