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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Blastomycosis - Parasite ... Negative #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
-
Louis encephalitis ... Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... Paracoccidioidomycosis PARASITIC ... - brain stem encephalitis ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... viral meningitis encephalitis ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Blastomycosis Parasite ... infections #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... Toxoplasmic Encephalitis ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases