1913 results
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... ~5 years after exposure ... do not contract disease ... after exposure ... contact, Armadillo exposure
Exposure Related ILD

 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
 • Pneumoconioses 
 • Radiation pneumonitis
 • Medication-induced ILD

Andrew Sanchez
Exposure Related ... ASanchez_PS #Exposure ... Interstitial #Lung #Disease
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
• Occupational exposure ... • Household exposure ... Presentation: • Mild disease ... Severe pulmonary disease ... Epidemiologic exposure
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... (ILD) Exposure-Related ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
Differential Diagnosis Exposure ... Chemotherapeutic Systemic Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... interstitial #lung #disease
Cutaneous signs of Addison's disease may be a useful clue. Hyperpigmentation especially involves sun-exposed areas and
signs of Addison's disease ... especially involves sun-exposed ... #Addisons #disease
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphoproliferative diseases ... Insect stings Disease ... after the cold exposure
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Viral Irritant/Exposure ... Foreign Body Airway Disease ... organ/systemic disease
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
to Infectious Disease ... rural → Geographic disease ... Brucella, Listeria • Exposure ... infection • Insect exposure ... Commercial sex worker exposure
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
SOAPS" Infectious Diseases ... Exposure History ... medications; drug exposure ... Activities - Animal exposure ... #IMDSOAPS #Exposure