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Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... inflammation • Pauci-immune ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... reticularis Differential ... #rheumatology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential # ... infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis (e.g., Granulomatosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... often causes arthritis ... - interstitial keratitis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Diagnosis Framework ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... fowleri • Chronic granulomatous ... is biphasic • Clinical ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... Necrotizing, pauci-immune ... respiratory tracts Immune ... often causes arthritis ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
Diagnosis? ... complex neutrophilic dermatosis ... wide variety of clinical ... #PG #clinical # ... photo #dermatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... initiation Clinical ... epididymitis, granulomatous ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... required until immune ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC