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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... It can also cause ... keratitis. ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
(Dermatitis, Migratory ... • Secondary Syphilis ... Lesions) • Fifth Disease ... tuberculosis • Lyme Disease ... #Orthopedics #Causes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... • Syphilis • ... • Lyme disease
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lymphoproliferative disease ... Tuberculosis • Syphilis ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... , the infection ... late stages of disease ... resembling rashes caused ... by other diseases
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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brucellosis, cat-scratch disease ... and secondary syphilis ... helminthic, Lyme disease ... arthritis, Sjögren syndrome ... , Still disease,
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... (syphilis, HIV-associated ... neurocognitive disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Causes of Pharyngitis ... Differential Diagnosis Infectious ... gonorrhoeae, HSV, Rarely Syphilis ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... PFAPA, Kawasaki disease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases