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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious endocarditis ... Infection: • Fungal ... #causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
weeks) Can Be Caused ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... tuberculosis) • Fungi
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... • Isolated fever ... arthritis, and endocarditis
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... hearing loss, nausea ... connective tissue components ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... Polychondritis #rheumatology