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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... Primary skin and ... #differential # ... infectiousdiseases ... #NTM
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... , Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... : • Syndrome of ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... Blooms (HABs) Skin ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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causes arthritis ... such as systemic lupus ... to exclude are infections ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... Serologies for Cryoglobulins
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... initiation Clinical ... fevers • MAC/NTM ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... #Differential #