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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... malaria) • other parasites
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Abscess: • Head ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... , HIV infection, ... , amebic liver abscess ... Bacterial, viral, parasitic ... , amebic liver abscess
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Source control (abscess ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... , M. leprae • Parasitic ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
PML, toxoplasmic encephalitis ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... granulomatous amebic encephalitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... jejuni • NTM Parasites ... dyspnea, possible fever ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases