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Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... 1) Primary Syphilis ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... meningovascular disease ... individuals with HIV
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Primary Syphilis ... Without treatment ... - Ocular syphilis ... with positive testing ... Diseases - https
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... /HCV testing - ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... unclear, or if a primary ... Causes #Workup #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... Syphilis • Aspergillosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... • Syphilis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #differential #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
15% of AIHA Primary ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Clinical Presentation ... , EBV, HIV, rubella ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
: • Syndrome of ... • Primarily occurs ... Hematologic malignancy ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Primary (essential ... Malignancy • Infections ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... with GCA or as primary ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Rash, arthritis Primary ... cognitive impairment, neurologic
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... antigen testing ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases