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Hepatic and splenic granulomas

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Hepatic and splenic granulomas ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Microbiology #Micro #granulomas
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Tuberculosis • Fungal Infections ... granulomatous diseases ... vasculitis, Crohn's disease ... pneumonia, Talc granuloma ... Silicone-induced granuloma
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Granulomatous Liver Diseases ... Differential Diagnosis Infections ... Liver #hepatic #granulomas
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... Always RULE OUT infection ... : • Granulomas ... intestine: Behcet's disease ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... Chronic kidney disease ... Response: • Granulomas ... Progressive lung disease ... seeding • Caseating granulomas
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... Chronic kidney disease ... Response: • Granulomas ... Progressive lung disease ... seeding • Caseating granulomas
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... non-caseating granulomas ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- DDX: - Infection ... - Systemic disease ... to the knee Infectious ... Post-Infectious ... - Eosinophils granuloma
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
presentation of the disease ... GPA causes disease ... cell arteritis Infections ... • Fungal infections ... extravascular palisading granulomas
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
Majocchi’s Granuloma ... granulomatous fungal infection ... Fungal infection ... recommended Mayo Clinic Infectious ... Diseases @MayoClinicINFD