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Liver abscesses are unique in setting of chronic granulomatous disease

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
Liver abscesses ... are unique in setting ... of chronic granulomatous ... febrilepodcast.com] #CGD #liver ... #hepatic #abscess
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Tuleremia • Septic ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Quadrant: • Peptic ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... • Bacteremia/Septic ... Infection • Abscess ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Infection #Fever
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... Urinary antigen testing ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Isolated fever