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Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Pleocytosis - Differential ... Cryptococcus, Cocci ... #Pleocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #neurology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
space) • ElA for Cocci ... Immunodiffusion for Cocci ... trend response to treatment ... Culture (ElA may be ... & Blood & CSF (Cocci
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
gram-positive cocci ... chronic or follow antibiotic ... treatment, and ... Empiric antibiotic ... gram-positive cocci
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
Oral Antibiotics ... reviewed mild acne treatment ... These can be used ... However, they should be ... specifically for acne treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... diagnosis and treatment ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Switch to oral antibiotics ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
Interstitial: PPIs, Antibiotics ... tubular injury: Antibiotics ... #KidneyInjury #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #nephrology
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
pneumoniae thought to be ... treatment are the ... cornerstones of treatment ... • Antibiotic ... drainage- first-line treatment
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology