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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Criteria - Either ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... #algorithm #management ... #criteria #Tropheryma
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... have positive serology ... but do not meet criteria ... #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... #Staging **
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
HIV-infected patients starting ... criteria, but the ... skin lesions, ocular ... Zoster flare, ocular ... #Management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... reactivation of latent ... • IRIS might ... and <25% culture positive ... patients with IRIS
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... and usually CD15 positive ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... hematology #oncology #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Toxins - Drugs - Statins ... • Hypocalcemia/Late ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Care Medicine algorithm ... electroencephalogram, FPR false-positive ... circulation, SSEP short-latency ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the agent ... Direct fungal stain ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... infection have positive ... #Management #Infections
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Algorithm STEP ... , ANA, HIV-1/2 serology ... venous duplex imaging ... STEP 4 Any positive ... #Algorithm #infectiousdiseases