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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
underlying lung disease ... It can also cause ... keratitis. ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Diagnosis Algorithm ... foliaceus - Infectious ... • Contact dermatitis ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash ... #causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Dermatitis, Migratory ... Lesions) • Fifth Disease ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
Diagnosis Algorithm ... drinks • Perioral Dermatitis ... borders of lips Infectious ... #Pustular #SkinRash ... #causes
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... is biphasic • Clinical ... - And, in rare cases ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... neoformans, Blastomyces dermatitidis ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... Diseases Fellows ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... Dermatitidis • ... Noninfectious Causes ... Tracheobronchial Diseases